Discuss the role played by approval ratings in shaping presidential agency.
What will be an ideal response?
Approval ratings are used by presidents to encourage adoption of executive policies and to maximize the influence of their bully pulpit. These successes lead to greater control over national policy. High approval ratings usually occur in the early, honeymoon period of a president's term, as shown through the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
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A problem will not be placed on the agenda if it is associated with ______ values.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
According to Selectorate Theory, which of the following is a true statement about autocrats and war:
a. Autocrats, according to small-coalition logic, fight wars to gain resources. b. Autocrats, according to small-coalition logic, fight wars to gain policy concessions. c. Autocrats, according to small-coalition logic, fight wars to gain international allies. d. Autocrats, according to small-coalition logic, fight wars to fight holy wars.
How was the bureaucracy affected under Roosevelt's New Deal? a. Government growth was curtailed until the Great Depression ended
b. Government growth was curtailed until the end of World War II. c. The government extended its role in the economy and created federal programs in response to the Great Depression. d. The government extended its role in the economy and created local programs in response to World War II.
According to the text, Freedom House is a(n) a. Washington-based NGO that assesses the state of democracy in the world. b. NGO that some has characterized as a "halfÂway house" for recent U.S. federal prison parolees. c. is an NGO based in Geneva, Switzerland that seeks commutation of death sentences for victims of humanrights abuses in the Middle East and East Asia
d. a publisher of propaganda for the United States military.