A "norm" is ______.
A. a formal statute prescribing how individuals should behave
B. an unwritten rule that guides acceptable or expected behavior, and is enforced through daily interactions
C. a goal that political actors are trying to achieve
D. a court ruling about the state lawmakers
Answer: B
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Medicare and Medicaid were developed as part of what major expansion of social policy?
a. the Great Society b. the New Deal c. the Fair Deal d. the Race to the Top
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a. simple majority vote (over 50%) in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. b. two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. c. super-majority (75%) vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. d. simple majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate but only if the Supreme Court agrees. e. super-majority (90%) majority in either the House of Representatives or the Senate.