Who are the three main players in an iron triangle?
a. Congress, the president, and the courts
b. businesses, interest groups, and political action committees
c. politicians, candidates, and bureaucrats
d. bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional subcommittees
d
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People state that one of the top barriers keeping them from voting is scheduling. Discuss reforms to help citizens overcome this barrier.
What will be an ideal response?
Under the ___ system, a candidate who wins a preference vote in a primary automatically wins the support of all the delegates chosen in the primary.
A. electoral college B. chief citizen C. chief of state D. chief executive E. chief administrator F. chief legislator G. presidential primary H. balance the ticket I. winner-take-all J. keynote address
Which of the statements about the 2008 elections is true?
A) The Obama campaign purchased ten times more advertising time than the McCain campaign. B) Senator Obama accepted public funds for the general election campaign and chose not to accept private donations. C) Senator McCain accepted $4 million in political action committee (PAC) contributions. D) The Obama campaign pioneered new ways for an individual to make contributions over the Internet. E) The amount of money raised by Senator McCain and Senator Obama for each of their campaigns differed by only $1 million.
What three amendments to the Constitution were passed following the Civil War that created a foundation for civil rights as we understand them today? What did the amendments say? Which of these amendments applied to women as well as men, and which
did not? How did women finally achieve the rights denied to them under these amendments? What will be an ideal response?