Congressional consideration of healthcare reform in 2009-2010 is an example of
A) cloture
B) a presidential veto
C) "unorthodox" congressional procedures
D) a unanimous-consent agreement
E) gerrymandering
C
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Many first-time candidates for Congress bring with them a set of ______ rather than one specific issue.
a. policy objectives b. constituent mandates c. representational requirements d. political ideals
In the 1830s, Alexis de Tocqueville concluded that the United States had had no great wars because of its __________
a. great technological advances b. lack of powerful neighbors on its borders c. long periods of stability d. relative lack of social and political tensions
An example of a political system with multiple-member districts is:
A. Britain B. Japan C. Germany D. Italy
The tripartite view, or three-legged model, of American political parties includes which of the following elements?
a. party activity within the presidency, legislature, and judiciary b. party identification as Democrats, Republicans, or independents c. party platform, constitutional constraints, and will of the electorate d. the party of the voters, the party of the president and members of Congress, and the national and state party committees e. party alignment, de-alignment, and realignment