Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government could
A. make peace.
B. levy taxes.
C. regulate interstate commerce.
D. establish a national judicial system.
E. establish a national bank.
Answer: A
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A. national interests should be defined in zero-sum terms B. the pursuit of self-interest will result in the greatest good for the greatest number C. solutions to national problems will lead automatically to the solution of international problems D. if individuals act out of short-term self-interest, all may suffer in the long run
Following the election of Ronald Reagan, the federal bureaucracy began to ______.
a. expand in size b. maintain its 1980s levels c. decline (retrench) in size and scope d. become independent of public services
A legislature with higher legislator salaries, full-time responsibilities, and significant resources is referred to as a(n) ________
A. amateur legislature B. professional legislature C. interim legislature D. inefficient legislature
What is the best way for the Fed to appear independent of the president?
A) to listen carefully to the president and his advisors but act in a way so as not to provoke controversy B) to listen carefully to the president and his advisors but then to act against their advice C) to avoid meetings with the president and his advisors so that there will be no conflict of interests D) to listen carefully to the president and his advisors but then to take the same amount of care with Congress's suggestions E) to publicly counter the president's economic advice so as to appear completely independent