A government project that yields benefits to a specific locale and patronage opportunities to its political representative is referred to as ________
A) congressional oversight
B) ratification of treaties
C) pork-barrel legislation
D) franking
E) casework
C
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The 1969 police raid on the Stonewall Inn in New York City sparked the
A) powerful women's movement of the 1970s. B) gay rights movement. C) Asian American movement. D) Latino movement. E) disabled Americans movement.
The realist perspective argues that democracies do not go to war with one another because they successfully use ________ politics to avoid war.
What will be an ideal response?
Explain the difference between voting age population (VAP) and voting eligible population (VEP) and how making this distinction impacts our view of recent elections.
What will be an ideal response?
In recent years, minority parties in the Senate have used the ____________tactic to deny confirmation of judicial nominees
a. Smear c. Rules b. Filibuster d. cloture