Why is citizen engagementin the political process an important condition of popular sovereignty?
a. Citizen engagementconveys the will of the people.
b. Citizen engagementprevents leaders from being responsible to the public.
c. Citizen engagementhelps to ensure that the public is well-informed about policy issues.
d. Citizen engagementprotects the public from overly responsive political leaders.
a
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An economic policy that stresses trade protectionism and intends to send the problems of protectionism to other countries is know as
A) beggar-thy-neighbor. B) comparative advantage. C) economic reciprocity. D) not in my backyardism. E) the Golden Rule.
Why are Senate races typically more competitive than House of Representatives races?
a. A single party rarely dominates an entire state, and gerrymandering cannot effect the statewide vote. b. Higher campaign spending by incumbent House representatives leads to more one-sided races than in the Senate. c. The issues debated in Senate campaigns tend to be more volatile than those that dominate House races. d. Incumbent senators have little ability to pass legislation that will win them support from their constituents. e. Senators have less latitude to depart from their party platforms, making it difficult to please their constituents.
What was Roosevelt’s New Deal?
a. a restructuring of the distribution of authority between the Senate and the House of Representatives b. a comprehensive set of economic regulations and relief programs intended to fight the Great Depression c. a restructuring of the Constitution similar to the Philadelphia Convention d. the institutional reformation that allowed him to be elected President more than twice
Fiscal policy refers to ______.
a. the government’s use of taxing and spending powers to regulate the economy b. the use of interest rates to control the money supply in order to regulate the economy c. policies designed to regulate business, labor, and trade d. regulations on business, labor, and trade e. the regulation of the market to ensure the effectiveness of social welfare policies