Factors that prevent congressional action and lead to public dissatisfaction include __________
a. low partisanship
b. weak lobby groups
c. resurgences of congressional norms
d. anti-majoritarian rules
ANS: D
You might also like to view...
Europe has a more pacifist tradition than the United States because
a. the churches do not involve themselves much in politics. b. there is an active political left in Europe, combined with churches willing to become politically active. c. the conservative traditions are strong and the churches are weak. d. the political left is weak, and so are the churches. e. none of the above.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The Constitution clearly places political authority in the hands of the people. 2. After a thorough investigation, federal officials determined that Angel Raich and Diane Monson were in compliance with national drug laws. 3. Federal systems divide the sovereignty of citizens between two or more levels of government. 4. The framers of the Constitution succeeded in making clear and precise descriptions of the relationship between national and state authority.
The Russian president lacks the power to a. directly appoint regional governors
b. call a state of emergency. c. call for a referendum. d. temporarily suspend the activities of other state organs. e. impose martial law.
We like to believe that the only major influence on participant performance in an experiment is the manipulation of the independent variable. In fact, some research has shown that
a. performance can be influenced by the participants' perceptions of what the experimenter "wants" them to do. b. human behavior is relatively uninfluenced by manipulation of environmental conditions. c. human participants are very good at figuring out the purpose of an experiment, and enjoy subverting the research by giving data that disconfirm the hypothesis. d. manipulations of environmental conditions are to powerful to test in research.