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15 Cards in this Set
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The term divided government refers to |
a period in which one party controls the persidency and another controls at least one chamber of the Congress |
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American exeptionalism refers to |
the idea that America is unique and cannot be compared to other countries |
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Which of the following statements BEST describes the approach of the U.S goverment to economic management? |
All of these oprtions are statements that describe the approach of the U.S. government to conomic management |
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Which of the following statements is TRUE? |
In general, distributive policies tend to receive more public support than redistributive plicies |
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Amendments to the Constitution, passed since the Bill of Rights, have generally focused upon |
extending democratice election procedures and changing procedural deficiencies in the original Consitution |
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Each of the following has helped lead to increases in the presidentional power relative to Congres EXCEPT |
Supreme Court rulings have been in favor of the presidency rather than Congress |
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Which of the following is TRUE |
The size of the federal bureaucracy had been in steady decline since the 1980s but new security and military responsibilities in wake of the 9/11 attacks have reversed this trend. |
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Marbury v. Madison established |
the principle of judicial review |
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Which of the following is NOT true? |
Both state and local governments are a form of federalism |
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Which of the following BEST describes the policy-making process in the United States |
All of these options are true statements |
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All of the following are examples of Congress seeking to limit presidential power EXCEPT |
allowing the Office of the Budget to prepare the federal budget |
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Which of the following contributes to a two-party system in the United States? |
All of these optionns describe factors that contribute to a two-party system in the United States |
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Which of the following is NOT true |
As is the case in other electoral democracies, voter registration in the United States is controlled by the national government |
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The core values of American political culture are |
liberty, equality, democracy |
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Which of the following BEST describes civic involvement in the United States? |
All of these options are true statements |