According to Mann and Ornstein, __________ played a central role in creating the dysfunctional mess of wasteful spending during Obama's first term
a. the legislature
b. The Tea Party
c. republicans
d. democrats
e. interest groups
e
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The international system has become more complex in the last two decades due to
a. increases in the number of IGOs, NGOs, and large-scale international corporations. b. additions to the policy areas included in the concept of "sovereignty." c. great increases in the number of states as a result of decolonialization, particularly in Africa. d. greater emphasis on bilateral diplomacy, resulting in the need to make many more contacts in implementing foreign policy. e. the proliferation in number of Security Council members, necessitating greater "bloc" politics in passing binding resolutions.
According to the Constitution, which of the following decides the presidential election outcome in the event that a single candidate does not get a majority of electoral votes?
(A) The Supreme Court (B) The Senate (C) The House of Representatives (D) Both houses of Congress (E) The sitting president
Between the 1820s and 1850s, many states
a. expanded the range of offices subject to popular election. b. expanded the merit system for hiring public employees. c. adopted their own Alien and Sedition laws. d. eliminated candidate elections for county offices.
Today's voting youth
A) are less sure that they have the solutions for societies problems. B) offer a unique solution to all problems. C) tend to vote republican. D) are more idealistic than previous generations E) vote in greater numbers than their parents.