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In American democracy, most citizens rarely dwell—or ever have to dwell, you could say—on the minor
details of domestic public policy proposals or analysis of international concerns because they - correct
answer ✔✔delegate decisions to representatives, who worry about such matters instead.
Without engaging in anything legally recognized as corruption, an elected representative helps enact a
policy that a majority of his or her constituents strongly oppose, but that the representative's party
supports. What does this suggest about the relationship between representatives and the people who
delegate them to act in their place? - correct answer ✔✔It can create tension, because voters will not
necessarily get what they want when delegating authority to one person.
The relationship between a representative and his or her constituents, in which constituents essentially
"hire" the representative to act on their behalf, is known as a(n) - correct answer ✔✔principal-agent
relationship.
Despite Americans' ability to vote for many top officials, some critics assert that monied interests in
campaign finance have come to outweigh the voice of the people in the country's governance and
policymaking. In so doing, they suggest that the United States is - correct answer ✔✔an oligarchy.
Efforts to gain power, influence those in power, bring new people to power, or throw current leaders out
are forms of - correct answer ✔✔Politics
In 2018, the five smallest states held roughly 1 percent of the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
and 10 percent of the seats in the U.S. Senate. These differing levels of representation of the five small
states were the result of which decision during the Constitutional Convention? - correct answer ✔✔the
Great Compromis
Before a constitutional amendment led to direct election of U.S. senators, they were selected by -
correct answer ✔✔state legislatures
, The Constitution's framers designed which institution to be the closest, and most democratically
responsive, to the people? - correct answer ✔✔The House of Representatives
Why did Shays's Rebellion enable collective action among elites of the colonies, ones who wanted to
revise the Articles of Confederation? - correct answer ✔✔The rebellion provided politicians who were
already convinced of the Articles' inadequacy with the ammunition they needed to convince a broader
public of the same.
Congress can overturn a presidential veto only through - correct answer ✔✔a two-thirds vote in both
houses of Congress.
Which of the following would be an example of checks and balances in action? - correct answer ✔✔The
Supreme Court declaring a law passed by Congress that would limit greenhouse gas emissions
unconstitutional.
An expansive judicial interpretation of the ________ clause allowed the national government to enlarge
the scope of its authority over time substantially. - correct answer ✔✔necessary and proper
Federal funds given to state governments to pay for goods, services, or programs with relatively few
restrictions on how the funds may be spent are known as ________ grants. - correct answer ✔✔Block
Imagine you are a resident of California and have a California driver's license. If you decide to take a road
trip to Arizona, which clause of the Constitution requires Arizona to recognize your California driver's
license? - correct answer ✔✔full faith and credit clause
Powers derived from the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution that are not specifically delegated to the
national government or denied to the states are known as ________ powers. - correct answer
✔✔Reserved
The party that holds the majority of seats in a legislative chamber, such as the U.S. House or Senate, is
called the - correct answer ✔✔majority party.
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