A situation known as_____ occurs when the majority in Congress is from a different party than the president.
What will be an ideal response?
divided government
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Following the 2015 elections, state legislatures exhibited which of the following characteristics?
a. About fifty percent of all legislators were women. b. Democrats held 43 percent of the seats while Republicans held 56 percent. c. Legislatures were less racially and ethnically diverse then they were in the previous decade. d. The legal profession accounted for about fifty percent of all legislators.
The most common way a group can engage in grassroots lobbying is by __________.
A. using high-paid professionals to contact legislators B. getting the media to cover an issue C. mobilizing local constituencies D. using campaign contributions to influence elections
Military rule in Nigeria undermined the country’s political institutions more than Brazil’s military rule because Brazil’s military
a. has a stronger vision b. was more institutionalized c. was more corrupt d. did not rule for long
Which of the following hypothetical examples represents an interstate war?
a. A domestic terrorist bombs the Pentagon. b. Iran launches an invasion of Iraq. c. Two rival political groups attack each other in Somalia. d. British authorities in London shoot a terrorist from Thailand.