A key check Congress has on the president’s military decisions is the power of the purse. This means that
a. the president will be impeached if he tries to allocate funds for his operations without Congressional consent.
b. the president must get Congressional approval for his military actions within 60 days, or the money for his actions is automatically stripped away.
c. Congress must be formally included in foreign policy decision making, or else no funds will be released for military action.
d. presidential military actions require funding that must be authorized by Congress.
d. presidential military actions require funding that must be authorized by Congress.
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A. through a cloture B. through a hold C. through markup D. through a referral
States obey international law because
a. they fear disorder. b. they fear reprisal. c. they are concerned about their reputation. d. All of the above are true.
Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein argue that recent changes in the House of Representatives have made the institution start to resemble
a. a weak state legislature in a backwater state. b. the House of Representatives that was envisioned by the framers of the Constitution. c. a House of Commons in a parliamentary system. d. the U.S. Senate
The largest category of interest groups in the state is the
A. trade association. B. professional association. C. nonmembership organization. D. membership organization.