Interest groups are formal or informal associations that recruit, nominate, and elect public officials
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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All are true of federal grants EXCEPT that they
A. increased significantly during the twentieth century. B. have been used for education, pollution, and highway construction. C. have quadrupled in the amount of dollars given by the national government. D. are given by the states for national projects. E. have given the national government a much greater role in state governments.
Senatorial courtesy ________
a. gives a senator a role in appointing judges b. means that questioning judicial nominees follows committee seniority c. played a role in confirming judges inthe nineteenth century but is no longer practiced d. refers to senators not criticizing one another during floor proceedings e. requires the president to ask permission of Senate leadership before making nominations to the federal bench
According to Justice Anthony Kennedy’s opinion in Lawrence v. Texas, the _____ clause gives people the right to engage in their conduct without intervention of the government
a. due process b. establishment c. implied powers d. necessary and proper e. supremacy
Direct mediation by U.S. leaders to foster agreements between warring parties is also known as__________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).