The Bill of Rights
A. enhanced the powers of the executive.
B. enhanced the majoritarian nature of government.
C. further checked the power of the majority.
D. reduced the restrictiveness of constitutionalism.
E. restricted the power of corporate influence in the government.
Answer: C
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A. The influence of special interests over Congressional representatives is higher on issues of high complexity and low visibility. B. Congressional partisanship has severed the representative connection between Congress and citizens. C. Most of the time individual members are too beholden to special interests to effectively represent the interests of voters. D. Republicans in Congress are much more closely tied to the representational interests of their districts are than Democratic members.
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a. true b. false
Which of the following statements about state parties is INCORRECT?
a. They have largely determined the outcome of the last three elections. b. Some are regional powerhouses and control state governments. c. National parties have become dependent upon them to form coalition governments. d. Although there are 28 Indian states, there are 40 officially recognized state parties. e. Despite the rise in state parties, it has not deterred the government from acting decisively.