Functions of political parties include __________
a. demobilizing voters and exacerbating the separation of powers
b. setting the policy agenda and lobbying
c. recruiting candidates and organizing the government
d. undermining accountability and dividing interests
Answer: c
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One of the implications of the so-called "tyranny of small decisions" is that __________
a. states often make irrational decisions b. the decisions of smaller states often end up determining outcomes for all states in the system c. states find it difficult to cooperate to resolve collective problems d. the small decisions made by states regarding their own well-being are almost always wrong
A case that begins in the national court system will be resolved
A. only in U.S. appellate courts. B. only in U.S. district courts. C. in any state supreme court. D. only in the national court system. E. in any national or state court.
American public policy rarely changes in response to the pressures of elections
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral college votes, the election is decided by
A) the president. B) the House of Representatives. C) the Senate. D) votes in the fifty state legislatures. E) the U.S. Supreme Court.