Which of the following statements about the relationship between Congress and the president is true?
A) The president has to use persuasion to obtain support for his policies.
B) The president rarely has to make compromises to secure support for policies.
C) The founders intended that the president would have more power than the Congress.
D) The president has little power relative to the Congress.
E) Congress can over-rule any decision made by the president.
A
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A highly organized party, run by a "boss," that uses patronage to build power and control government is called a
A) machine. B) company. C) focus group. D) mafia. E) None of the above
The final determination of which candidate wins the presidential election is based upon
a. a determination of the U.S. Supreme Court. b. the actual number of states that each candidate wins. c. the official results of the votes cast by electors in the Electoral College. d. a review and vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. e. certification of the election results by the two major political parties.
Desertification affects 36 countries in Africa. What percentage of the continent’s farmland has lost capacity for growing crops due to desertification?
a. 47% b. 59% c. 65% d. 75%
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are accurate statements about human rights NGOs?
a. They monitor and publicize human rights violations through both regular and special reporting. b. They engage in military action to stop civil wars, coup d’états, and outbreaks of genocide. c. They support and empower local human rights groups and victims of human rights abuses. d. They recommend courses of action to try to bring pressure on the violators of human rights.