To ensure that each branch of government has the power to limit the actions of others, the framers incorporated _______ into the Constitution
a. a bicameral legislature
b. checks and balances
c. a weak executive office
d. the Government Accountability Office
b
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Which of the following is not a factor in the "special relationship" that exists between the United States and Saudi Arabia?
a. Most of Saudi Arabia's economic development program has been planned and managed by U.S. firms. b. The United States has played a major role in developing Saudi Arabia's nuclear power capability. c. The United States has been willing to sell advanced military equipment to the Saudi government. d. The Saudi government invited the United States to send large numbers of troops to Saudi Arabia in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
A choice that government makes in response to some issue on its agenda is called
A) public policy. B) selective selection. C) a law. D) stimulus-response. E) rational choice theory
The federal government's power to use any airports it needs at any time is a direct result of the __________
a. war power b. supremacy clause c. commerce clause d. reserve power
The Know Nothing Party ran candidates on a platform that immigrants were a threat to ________
A. Safety B. Education C. Job security D. Culture