In a given federal agency, which of the following ensure that no president can completely control the agency?
a. Political appointees
b. Presidential appointees
c. Career civil servants
d. Cabinet heads
e. Congressional appointees
c
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Which of the following is true of an interest group?
A. An interest group often relies on a relatively narrow base of supporters who provide labor and/or funding. B. Interest groups focus exclusively on grassroots mobilization in civil society. C. Interest groups tend to focus their appeals around questions of identity or abstract political goals. D. The more members an interest group has, the less likely that it will gain credibility and attract attention to its cause. E. Interest groups distance themselves from the government rather than directly lobbying the government to change a policy.
Powers that are held by the federal government and the state governments that are similar but may be exercised independently by each are
A) enumerated powers. B) implied powers. C) inherent powers. D) concurrent powers. E) no longer valuable in a contemporary society.
The principle of judicial review was first established expressly in writing in the Supreme Court decision of
A) United States v. Nixon. B) McCulloch v. Maryland. C) Marshall v. United States Congress. D) Marbury v. Madison. E) Marshall v. Jefferson.
When it seceded from the United States in 1861, Texas once again became an independent republic
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.