Some sophisticated research has shown that PAC donations
A) can have a greater influence within congressional committees than on affecting floor votes.
B) are influential based on an exponential scale of the actual amount given.
C) have been declining in effectiveness over the past 15 years.
D) influence the behavior of the executive bureaucracy more than Congress.
E) have a greater effect at the state level than the federal level.
A
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A) power is held by a small group of people. B) governmental powers are held by a single person or group. C) power is shared by all citizens. D) government is unnecessary. E) power is gained through heredity.
The study of foreign policy in various states in order to discover whether similar types of governments have similar types of policies is known as __________.
A. foreign policy studies B. the foreign policy process C. comparative foreign policy D. governmental policy studies
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a. weak b. strong c. nonexistent d. unopposed
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a. personal wealth b. occupation c. education d. past electoral experiences