Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The federal bureaucracy is persistently in the news, in both good times and bad.
2. Federal and local officials were presented with data that predicted the path and potential of Hurricane Katrina with remarkable certainty.
3. More than 75% of the people who died in Hurricane Katrina were elderly.
4. Private corporations and companies are considered bureaucracies.
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
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The president has the advantage over Congress in:
A. authorizing legislation. B. regulating foreign and interstate commerce. C. appropriating budgetary money. D. formally declaring war. E. influencing public opinion.
How did many abolitionists feel about the rights of African Americans once they were freed?
A. They believed freed slaves should have full rights equal to whites. B. They did not think freed slaves should automatically be entitled to vote. C. They were not concerned about the rights of freed slaves. D. They thought slaves should only have the right to own a set amount of property.
Presidential leadership of Congress "at the margins" refers to a notion of presidential leadership in which presidents
a. refuse to engage in policymaking, leaving the task entirely to Congress. b. aggressively use the threat of the veto to get what they want. c. dominate the policymaking process by forcing Congress to adopt the president's policy agenda. d. recruit lobbyists and interest groups to pursue the president's agenda in Congress. e. attempt to build coalitions and create a political climate favorable to the president's policy agenda.
Which of the following interpretations of partisanship is correct?
A. Empirical research has demonstrated that most Americans change their partisanship frequently. B. A party might be a shorthand cue for some voters but a source of personal identity for others. C. Few Americans are willing to identify themselves as Republicans or Democrats and answer questions accordingly. D. Scholars have no clear understanding of partisanship and the role it plays in American politics.