In what circumstance would the media be performing the role of public watchdog?
a. The media educate the public on controversial issues.
b. The media educate the public on how to use government services.
c. The media report government officials who block presidential policy.
d. The media warn the public of illegal or unethical government actions.
d
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a. 7 b. 34 c. 71 d. 147
Which president's administration was the first to include fights over the power of labor unions and the building of an interstate highway system?
A) Franklin Roosevelt B) Herbert Hoover C) Dwight Eisenhower D) John Kennedy E) Lyndon Johnson
Continuing a tradition that extended back to President Andrew Jackson in the early nineteenth century, under President George H.W. Bush, roughly one-third of the ambassadors were non-foreign-service-career appointees, and more than 50 percent of those ambassadorships were considered __________ because they were basically unqualified for the job—they are friends or, more often, major
contributors to the president's campaign who possess little foreign policy interest or knowledge. a. nepotism c. political appointments b. merit appointments d. insider appointments
Who attempted to expand the number of Supreme Court justices in 1937?
a. Chief Justice Warren b. President Hoover c. Chief Justice Marshall d. President Roosevelt