Which of the following is an example of grassroots/outside lobbying?
a. an e-mail encouraging members to contact their senators and representatives in Congress
b. an organization asking members for donations to support the group's work
c. a meeting held with a legislator in the legislator's home district
d. a group submitting written testimony in a congressional hearing
a
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Under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), employers with 50 or more workers are obliged to provide health insurance to their employees, and companies that fail to do so will face substantial fines. What is the name for this aspect of the law?
a. individual mandate b. employer mandate c. public option d. Medicaid expansion
Which of the following statements is true of direct democracy?
A. A high degree of citizen participation is required in government. B. Direct democracy presently exists in most countries in the world. C. The will of the majority is expressed through representatives elected by the people. D. A direct democracy is always headed by a monarch. E. The head of the state seeks to control almost all aspects of social and economic life.
George W. Bush enjoyed vast popular support after September 11, 2001, based on his administration’s image of toughness and resolve. What event led these policies to become divisive?
a. a court-packing plan that pushed for socially conservative justices b. military intervention in Iraq based on inaccurate reports that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. c. following too closely to U.N. sanctions and refusal to act upon U.S. intelligence d. the federal bailouts of banks after economic collapse e. inactivity in Africa during the crisis in Darfur and the Congo
When researchers study public opinion from a particular year, they are using a. opinion polling
b. focus groups. c. archival content analysis. d. survey research.