Egcc - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What rights are granted in the Freedom of Information Act? - ️️The right to request records from federal agencies According to the merit system, how were civil service positions filled? - ️️Competitive examinations Which of the following developments contributed to the growth of bureaucracy in the early 1800s? - ️️Rise of party politics Which act established the foundations for the merit-based system? - ️️The Pendleton Act of 1883 According to the monopolistic model, bure...

What is the purpose of a filibuster? - ️️A parliamentary process to extend a debate on a piece of legislation with the intention of obstructing the debate What is descriptive representation? - ️️The extent to which a body of representatives represents the descriptive characteristics of their constituencies What are "safe seats" in a congressional district? - ️️Candidates from a particular party are highly likely to consistently win. What is the incumbency effect? - ️️...

Which of the following is term for the president using a public television address to apply pressure to legislators? - ️️Going public When does the rally around the flag effect occur? - ️️When the president's popularity spikes during an international crises Which president was the first to use Air Force One and fly across the nation to convey his message? - ️️Dwight D. Eisenhowe Which president is largely to blame for the application of "-gate" to scandals and controv...

What is frontloading? - ️️Scheduling the majority of the primaries and caucuses at the beginning of the primary season Who manages shadow campaigns? - ️️Political action committees without the guidance of candidates Which of the following is used to remove a politician from office? - ️️Recall During which primary may only members of the political party selecting nominees vote? - ️️Closed Which of the following describes straight-ticket voting? - ️️Citizens vote by choo...

What is public policy? - ️️The relatively stable set of governmental actions that address matters of concern to some part of society What occurs when there is a temporary contraction of the economy and no economic growth for two years? - ️️Recession It is the responsibility of which of the following to assess the economic impact of all proposed federal legislation? - ️️Congressional Budget Office Who is a policy advocate? - ️️Someone actively working to promote a policy Wh...

One reason why you want to create a formal "full sentence outline" is to make sure you have an idea of how much time it will take to present your speech. - ️️true Oral communication should be simple enough to be easily understood in the moment by a specific audience, without additional study or information. - ️️true If you want to improve your audience's perception of your speech, use familiar language because most speakers look more confident when they are comfortable with...

According to which election rule does the candidate with the most votes win, despite share of the votes? - ️️Plurality voting When a crosscutting issue splits the party-in-the-electorate, this is know as _______. - ️️party realignment What is a divided government? - ️️One or more houses of the legislature being controlled by the opposing party to the executive branch Which of the following changes when the parties realign? - ️️Brand In which Congress did the Senate become ...

According to term limit opponents, ________. - ️️term limits will diminish the legislature's ability to check the other branches With what region is the traditionalistic political culture associated? - ️️The southern United States and Southwest Which of the following has the strictest term limits? - ️️Michigan Which of the following is the most local form of government? - ️️City government Which of the following is not a cultural classification? - ️️Progressivistic ...

A customer service worker is expected to be fully trained before assuming their duties at a new place of employment. - ️️false All of the following are part of the customer service skillset for a customer service worker except . - ️️analyzing problems and researching answers Some customer service workers are assigned to communicate with customers using several modes. - ️️true Effective communication, good interpersonal abilities, and________________ are basic qualifications to...