The practice in which former government officials become lobbyists for interests with whom they formerly dealt in their official capacity is called __________
a. the iron triangle -
b. networking the issues
c. lobbying
d. the revolving door
d
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As part of its Common Commercial Policy, the EU is entitled to negotiate bilateral trade partnerships and agreements with countries or regional groups of countries as one single entity. Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of the specificities of this international trade mandate?
a. Fragmentation of foreign policy due to Member States’ lack of consensus weakens EU negotiation power on the international scene. b. The EU’s trade policy aims to simultaneously promote social and environmental standards in its policy and action. c. The EU has exclusive trade negotiation powers in all sectors, without exception. d. All of these are accurate; there is no inaccurate option.
In the Senate, the starting time, length, and conditions of debate on legislation are set by
A. the vice president, as presiding officer. B. the majority party leadership. C. the Senate Rules Committee. D. unanimous consent agreements. E. the bill's author.
The Senate delay tactic of talking a bill to death is called
A. cloture. B. logrolling. C. filibustering. D. gerrymandering. E. muckraking.
Aggregate public opinion on abortion is
a. both highly stable and acutely sensitive to how the issue is framed. b. highly stable but not responsive to framing. c. unstable but also not responsive to framing. d. unstable but acutely responsive to framing.