Which of the following statements best characterizes the members of the White House staff?
a. The White House staff is a loose collection of bureaucrats who are loyal to executive agencies.
b. The White House staff is composed of individuals personally and politically close to the president chosen specifically to serve the president's needs.
c. The White House staff is composed of policy
specialists who have little personal loyalty to the president.
d. The White House staff is the link between executive agencies in the bureaucracy and Congress.
b
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Which of the following is an example of the corruption endemic to the Japanese political system?
a. prime ministers' slush funds b. the disappearance or murder of political opponents c. laws outlawing of opposition political parties that pose a threat to the party in power d. government control of the media
State department officials are often accused of __________, or weighing the interests of their assigned countries more heavily than those of the United States
a. nationalism c. clientelism b. chauvinism d. inefficiency
Southern Democrats were able to regain control of state government with the election ofÂ
A. 1878. B. 1866. C. 1874. D. 1864.
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) a. was a federal law that did not apply to states
b. relieved states of the obligation to recognize same-sex marriage. c. was signed by George W. Bush in 1996. d. determined that same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.