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The Department of Defense is headed by the Secretary of Defense. The Department of Defense is best categorized as a(n)
Street-level bureaucrats rarely interact with the public.
Which of the following characteristics is Congress least likely to give to an agency in order to increase its independence from politics?
The president may have goals associated with both management and control in performing his constitutional duty
Congress recently passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Under one provision of the Act, the Internal Revenue Service has decided that taxpayers cannot take tax credits on electric vehicles made outside of the United States. This is an example of
The disagreement between President Obama and congressional Republicans over the design of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau illustrates
A professor at a private university is an example of a bureaucrat.
Deb Haaland was selected by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate to be the Secretary of the Interior. She entered the administration
Since 1950, the number of employees who work in the federal bureaucracy has ________ and the number of employees who work in both state and local government has ________.
________ is largest employer in the country and the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world.
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court restricted gunowner rights by taking a narrow interpretation of the Second Amendment.
Suppose that Congress passed a law to create a national church. Which part of the Constitution would this most likely violate?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of people protesting a state's shelter-in-place order picket and hand out leaflets in the state's capitol building. The state's governor has the protestors arrested, arguing that they are in violation of state and local laws. Under what conditions might the Supreme Court agree with the governor's decision?
In 2020, the Trump administration filed a libel suit against the Washington Post for publishing certain articles it alleged were defamatory. The administration filed a libel suit instead of slander because
A state university claims eminent domain to take the private property of nearby neighbors and convert it into university housing. This use of eminent domain could be
Lockheed Martin builds the F-35 fighter airplane for the U.S. Department of Defense. This arrangement is an example of which of these in action?
The fact that a bottle of Coca Cola cost $0.05 in 1959 and $1.50 today is an example of
While the bureaucracy's important role in rule making and implementation of public policies often raises concerns of accountability, how do Congress and the president exercise control over the bureaucracy?
The Three Fifths Compromise said that each slave will count as 3/5 of a person. So for every 5 slaves = 3 people.
Describe the role of money in American politics. How much does it impact Americanpolitics? Is money a threat to American democracy? Explain.