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| The primary function of a lobbyist is to: |
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| provide information to members of congress. |
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| What principle of Government was articulated in the Federalist Papers? |
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| A significant amount of PAC money most likely goes to: |
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| candidates who hold incumbent statuses. |
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| In a presidential election, if no candidate receives an electoral college majority: |
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| the election is thrown into the House of Representatives. |
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| What best describes the effects of Hyperpluralism? |
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| A group becomes so strong that the government is weakened. |
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| is when a person believes that their vote will not make a difference. |
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| What is NOT an example of the use of Checks and Balances? |
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| Congress passing the Crime Bill after a conference committee makes changes. |
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| What theory contends that our society is divided along class lines, and that a narrow upper-class strata rules regardless of the formal organisation of government? |
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| What represents the most effective way for a president to manage news coverage? |
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| Controlling the flow of information. |
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| What translates inputs from the public into outputs from the policy makers? |
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| Television news coverage of a candidate generally focuses on all EXCEPT: |
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| the candidate's explanation of a complex policy statement. |
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| What governmental body is most directly responsible to the electorate? |
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| The constitutional basis of dual federalism can be found in: |
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| When the Articles of Confederation were adopted, the nation's major concern was dominated by: |
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| Political dominance by the central government. |
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| The establishment clause of the first amendment eludes to: |
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| a wall of separation between church and state. |
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| How many members in the House of Representatives comprised of? |
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| What freedom is in the second amendment? |
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| What determines party platform? |
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| What court case gave the authourity of Judicial Review to the Supreme Court? |
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| What document created a compromise that led to the formation of the bicameral legislature? |
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| What best reflects the principle of separation of powers in the US system of government? |
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| An equally shared power relationship among the branches of the government. |
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| What best represents the theoretical definition of Federalism? |
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| The division of powers between the federal and state governments. |
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| What statement in the Federalist Papers referred to 'the most common and durable source in a faction'? |
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| The unequal distribution of property. |
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| What is not a characteristic of Marble Cake federalism? |
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| A national government exercised its powers independently from state governments. |
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| The constitutional basis of freedom can be found in: |
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| What is the only stated constitutional responsibility of the Vice President? |
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| Presiding over the Senate. |
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| Which type of federalism is characterized by a pattern of competitive grants? |
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| What are the three main things that compose the "iron triangle"? |
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| Congress, Bureaucracy, and Interest Groups. |
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| What trend most closely reflects the last 40 years of American electoral system? |
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| Campaign finance reform affecting congressional races. |
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| Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs in areas such as community development and social services. |
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