After world war I, the supreme court required states to adhere to basic protections in the bill of rights through the use of clauses in the _____________ amendment.
a. eighteenth
b. eleventh
c. fourteenth
d. tenth
c. fourteenth
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Discuss the formal responsibilities and informal powers held today by the Speaker of the House
What will be an ideal response?
Favoritism given to relatives in the granting of positions or distribution of resources is known as
a. family corporatism. b. pluralism. c. nepotism. d. societal corporatism. e. clientelism.
Gun control opponents tend to be __________ than the rest of the population
a. more affluent b. less politically engaged c. more intense about the issue d. less likely to answer poll questions
The influence of national forces in congressional elections
a. only matters in Senate elections since senators are elected statewide. b. matters because the correlation between the vote share of congressional candidates and presidential candidates at the state and district levels has increased and so congressional elections are treated as national events. c. has declined in recent years as incumbents have gotten much better at separating themselves from the collective fate of their parties. d. does not really matter because House and Senate candidates have developed sophisticated campaign strategies that allow them to win seats in the other party’s presidential territory.