If an interest group is successful in its lobbying attempts to get policies passed that clean up the quality of air in metropolitan areas, it is ______.
a. illegally influencing Congress
b. likely going to see an increase in membership
c. going to change the outcome of an election
d. providing a collective good
d. providing a collective good
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What position did Edward Snowden and his supporters take on the U.S. national security?
A. That the National Security Agency (NSA) needs to do more to prevent terrorism. B. That privacy of American citizens is less important than preventing terrorism. C. That the NSA employs excessive and illegal domestic surveillance operations. D. That the Department of Homeland Security and the CIA are duplicating each other’s efforts and greater clarity of mission is needed in collecting data.
A government can control the value of its currency by
a. increasing or decreasing the supply of money. b. adjusting interest rates. c. practicing arbitrage. d. Both options a and b are true. e. All of the above are true.
The three corners of the iron triangle in policymaking are:
A) the national, the state, and the local levels of government. B) the media, the public, and the political parties. C) Congress, the president, and the courts. D) legislators, bureaucrats, and interest groups. E) the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the president.
Which of the following is an example of checks and balances, as established by the Constitution?
a. A requirement that states lower their legal drinking age to eighteen as a condition of receiving funds through federal highway grant programs b. Media criticism of public officials during an election campaign period c. The Supreme Court's ability to overturn a lower court decision d. The requirement that presidential appointments to the Supreme Court be approved by the Senate e. The election of the President by the electoral college rather than by direct election