Political action committees, or PACs, are ______.
a. the fundraising arm for interest groups
b. a candidate’s campaign staff
c. prohibited under the McCain-Feingold Act
d. organizations that engage in media activities for certain candidates
a. the fundraising arm for interest groups
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The popularly elected president in Nigeria's Second Republic was intended to
a. create a nationally unifying official. b. prevent the obscure complication of an Electoral College. c. be popular enough to rule by decree when necessary. d. become a figurehead symbol (not a real power) in Nigerian politics. e. provide a Muslim leader for the whole country.
Which of the following steps is NOT required for a bill to pass and be sent to the governor?
A) Be reported out of its assigned committee B) Be read on three separate days in the House C) Be read on three separate days in the Senate D) Pass both chambers in exactly the same form E) Obtain the approval of the Lieutenant Governor
In what way did the Continental Congress differ significantly from the current Congress?
a. It officially had authority only over the thirteen colonies. b. It was essentially a confederation. c. Its Senate was weaker than the modern Senate. d. Its power to tax was more extensive. e. It was a unitary government.
Widely varying attitudes among the citizenry on an issue constitutes
A) a consensus. B) a divisive opinion. C) a majority opinion. D) nonopinion. E) public aggregation.