What is the "surge and decline" pattern and why does it exist?
What will be an ideal response?
Surge and decline is the effect of the President's party losing seats in Congress during the midterm elections. Part of the reason for this is the lack of coattails. When the President is running, the campaign generates a surge of support for the President's party, which leads to more seats in the Congress. In the midterms, those coattails do not exist. It may also be related to retrospective voting. Presidents who have had two years to perform may have their problems taken out on their party in the midterms.
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a. a method used to stall debate on the Senate floor b. needed to override a president's veto c. conducted by every newly elected member of Congress d. a meeting of all members of the same party serving in the House or Senate e. a communication between the president and leaders of both parties
Which of the following is consistent with the activities pursued in the process of rational decision-making?
A) Divergent interests B) Satisficing C) Utilization of standardized responses D) Identification of alternatives
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a. Turkey b. Egypt c. Iraq d. Saudi Arabia e. Israel
The _____________ was created in 2002 to prosecute war criminal and others accused of gross violations of human rights
A) International Criminal Court B) Nuremberg Court C) International Supreme Court D) International Court of Justice