Governors serve as the major points of contact between their states and the president, Congress, and federal agencies. This role is known as
a. intergovernmental coordinator.
b. intragovernmental coordinator.
c. economic development coordinator.
d. legislative-judicial facilitator.
a
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Some analysts try to predict how likely a policy issue will be placed on the agenda for action. Policy issues that have ______ have the best chances to be placed on a public agenda.
A. low conflict and high saliency B. high conflict and high saliency C. low conflict and high risk D. high conflict and high reward
Which of the following methods can the U.S Congress use to force states to pass legislation?
a. lobbying the members of the state senate b. refusing to act on vital issues of concern to the state c. threatening to withhold federal grants for various programs d. moving federal courts to impose penalties on non-compliance
Independent regulatory commissions are not completely independent, as indicated by the fact that __________
a. their decisions can be overturned by state laws b. commissioners can be removed from office at any time c. their decisions are subject to judicial review d. the president has input into their decisions
Since what event has the term smoke-filled room come to mean "a place behind the scenes where hypothetical cigar-smoking party bosses choose candidates"?
a. The presidential campaign of John Quincy Adams b. The nomination of Warren G. Harding as a presidential candidate c. The concession to opponents of Hubert Humphrey during a presidential election d. The close primary race between candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama