According to the text, the newest, and potentially greatest, source of policy influence in the Department of Defense is the
a. Secretary of Defense.
b. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
c. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
d. Defense Intelligence Agency.
e. National Security Agency.
C
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Which of the following is true of electoral institutions?
A. Plurality electoral rules tend to reduce the number of viable political parties to two or three. B. Plurality and majority electoral rules reward smaller parties and punish larger parties in terms of the way votes are translated into seats. C. Proportional electoral systems tend to have relatively less viable political parties. D. Plurality and electoral rules reduce the likelihood of majority control of the legislature. E. Proportional representation rules tend to disperse less political power.
A(n) __________ is an executive grant releasing the individual from punishment or legal consequences of a crime before or after conviction, and restores all rights and privileges of citizenship
a. pardon b. override c. rescission d. executive order
An interest group needs to raise money for its ongoing political operations. Which method will be best suited to raise the required money?
a. gerrymandering b. income segmentation c. public funding d. levying membership dues
The philosophy of civil disobedience suggests that there is value to
A. protesting against laws that are not enforced by civil authorities. B. peacefully violating the law. C. violating all laws with respect to civility. D. protesting in a legal manner, with respect for civil authority. E. using violence when laws are not conducive to civil society.