Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Congressional leaders sometimes decide to strategically focus on confrontation with the president rather than legislative accomplishments.
2. In both the House and the Senate, having a strong and cohesive party enables the leadership of the majority party to govern.
3. The Senate gives more power to individual members than does the House.
4. Because of procedural rules in the House, the minority leader typically wields significantly more power than the majority leader.
5. The filibuster is only used very occasionally, to block action on highly controversial bills.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. False
You might also like to view...
Explain trends in diversity within the U.S. military. Which of the four armed services have seen the greatest gains in representation of women and minorities?
Why have the U.S. military efforts to recruit more minorities and women been more successful with minorities than with women? Some have suggested that the role of women in the military should be expanded. How do they want to see the role of women expanded? Present the arguments for and against this suggestion.
The Fourteenth Amendment grants citizens
a. civil rights. b. freedom from unreasonable search and seizure. c. Miranda rights. d. freedom of speech. e. protection from double jeopardy.
Which of these policies might be proposed by a socialist in order to raise the wages of low-wage employees?
a) Getting rid of the minimum wage so that fewer employers would pay the minimum b) Raising welfare payments, so that the private sector would have to raise wages to attract workers c) Reducing the number of people on welfare, so there would be more people in the workforce d) Allowing employers to reduce fringe benefits and pass on the savings to workers in the form of higher wages
In 1936, FDR established the Brownlow Commission, which unanimously agreed that ________
A) the bureaucracy should represent the fourth branch of government B) most regulatory functions should devolve to state authority C) the bureaucracy should immediately stop its regulatory function D) the president should have greater authority over the bureaucracy E) the bureaucracy should fall under the authority of Congress