The term iron triangle refers to the relationship between
a. the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government.
b. interest groups, congressional committees, and government agencies.
c. federal, state, and local governments.
d. the military, the president, and the State Department.
e. the federal government, the governments of its allies, and multinational institutions.
b
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Traditionally, the cabinet has consisted of the heads of the executive departments and other officers whom the president may choose to appoint.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
When discussing the impact that public opinion has on the politics of democratic systems, Barbour and Wright aver that ______.
A. public opinion should be shaped and molded by interest groups before it impacts . politics B. Americans place too much emphasis on the idea that public opinion should shape political outcomes C. most political issues are too esoteric and complex for public opinion to have much influence D. there are good normative and empirical reasons for believing that public opinion does affect politics
The most common form of grassroots lobbying is
A) ?telephone calls. B) ?picketing. C) ?e-mailing. D) ?letter writing. E) ?web page building.
This 1966 case ruled that arrested persons must immediately be told of their right to remain silent and to have a lawyer present during police questioning
A) Escobedo v. Illinois B) Gideon v. Wainwright C) Miranda v. Arizona D) Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier