Which of the following statements is true of the First Amendment's "rules of the game"?
a. They are essential for democracy to work.
b. They prevent the transmission of information to people.
c. They restrain people from communicating with the government.
d. They restrict the operations of political players.
e. They enable the government to abuse its power.
A
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When the president receives a bill
A. he or she can do nothing and in ten days the bill becomes a law without his or her signature. B. it automatically becomes a law. C. the bill goes back to Congress to make sure it is good enough to become a law. D. he or she can sign it and it will become law. E. he or she can do nothing and in ten days the bill becomes a law without his or her signature, or he or she can sign it and it will become law.
In 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
a. gave funds to states and cities through existing federal, state and local channels. b. created a new Metropolitan Region office to help urban and regional areas. c. bypassed city needs in its funding. d. routed funds to business interests rather than state and local governments.
How many members of the Senate do you need to invoke cloture?
a. 50 b. 60 c. 65 d. 51
Your authors argue that interest group politics is biased against the interests of minorities and favors those of business organizations and other affluent groups
Indicate whether the statement is true or false