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How did the expectations for the vice presidency change starting with Walter Mondale? Select one: a. Presidents are more likely to use their vice presidents as close policy advisers. b. Vice presidents started to preside over the Senate. c. Presidents are more likely to select ideologically moderate vice presidents to expand their electoral appeal. d. Vice presidents started taking the lead in the budgeting process. - ANSWERa. Presidents are more likely to use their vice presidents as clos...

c. cloture; sixty - ANSWERA filibuster can be ended through __________; it requires the approval of __________ senators. Select one: a. abrogation; fifty-one b. censure; fifty-five c. cloture; sixty d. discharge; sixty-seven d. political culture - ANSWERA set of values widely shared within a society is referred to as which of the following? Select one: a. government b. politics c. public policy d. political culture d. property - ANSWERIn Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court...

media and politics definition - ANSWERTechnology that allows individuals to communicate efficiently with a large group and over distances, In political science we are primarily concerned with the information media because it informs us as citizens. How do candidates and politicians use the media? - ANSWERImage building through the media Controlled Media: candidates control the content of the message objective journalism - ANSWERnews reported with no evaluative language... Network most wa...

Census - ANSWERa count of the American population conducted every 10 years. Civil Disobedience - ANSWERa form of unconventional participation designed ti consciously break a law thought to be unjust Demography - ANSWERthe science of human population Exit Polls - ANSWERa poll taken at randomly selected polling places after the citizen has placed their vote Gender Gap - ANSWERa consistent attitudinal pattern where women are more likely than men to express liberal attitudes and support ...

How did the expectations for the vice presidency change starting with Walter Mondale? - ANSWERPresidents are more likely to use their vice presidents as close policy advisers. Which of the following is a group of 15 presidential advisers that is too large, diverse, and concerned with individual fiefdoms to effectively serve as a collective board of directors, leaving ultimate decision-making authority with the president? - ANSWERthe cabinet Which of the following is a judicial power given ...

public opinion - ANSWERthe collected attitudes of citizens on a given issue or question why is public opinion important? - ANSWERIn a democracy, there must be a link between what the public thinks and what the government does -- the nature of this link can vary greatly who is most interested in public opinion? - ANSWERelected officials: public opinion may influence government decision making academics: seek to understand why people behave the way that they do the people: may be motivated...

According to John Locke, what was the most important purpose of government? - ANSWERthe protection of private property Which clause did the Supreme Court interpret in McCulloch v Maryland as allowing Congress to create a national bank? - ANSWERnecessary and proper clause What type of government did the US have before adopting the Constitution? - ANSWERconfederation What helps to explain why the US has a smaller and more limited government than do most other comparable countries? - ANSWE...

What was one of the fatal errors of Literary Digest's 1936 straw poll? - ANSWERThe response rate was low What was the correct term for an unscientific survey used to gauge public opinion on a variety of issues and policies? - ANSWERStraw Poll The in person interviews conducted every two years are used by political scientists to conduct empirical analysis are known as: - ANSWERAmerican National Election Studies What is not a traditional poll used by reputable polling organizations? - ...

Enumerated, implied - ANSWERWhat are the two types of federal powers derived from Article I, section 8 of the U.S Constitution? The Constitution created a stronger federal government than did the Articles of Confederation - ANSWERHow did the Constitution differ from the Articles of Confederation? Necessary and proper - ANSWERWhich clause of the U.S. Constitution did the Supreme Court interpret in McCulloch v. Maryland as allowing Congress to create a national bank? Interstate commerce -...

Enumerated, implied - ANSWERWhat are the two types of federal powers derived from Article I, section 8 of the U.S Constitution? The Anti-federalists - ANSWER______________ was/were likely to support a strong state government and a weak national government. The power to tax - ANSWERWhich of the following is a shared power between states and the federal government? Necessary and proper - ANSWERWhich clause of the U.S. Constitution did the Supreme Court interpret in McCulloch v. Maryland a...