Which of the following is the umpire of the federal system?
A) the United States president
B) the United States Congress
C) the United States Supreme Court
D) a and b
E) the bureaucracy
Question -2-A presidential candidate would use microtargeting to
A) create a short list of potential cabinet members.
B) identify individuals who voted for them in the past and advertise to them to assure their votes.
C) mobilize the military in times of war.
D) delay an initiative in Congress which might put their candidacy in jeopardy.
E) limit media reports on a negative situation.
Question -3-The American federal system was created
A) by the United States Supreme Court in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland.
B) by the Declaration of Independence.
C) by the Articles of Confederation.
D) by the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
E) without the approval of the states.
Question -4-By using demographic and consumer data to identify individuals who had voted for president in 2008, the Obama team used this information to send specific advertising messages during the 2012 campaign. In other words, the team decided to _____ voters to assure their votes.
A) microtarget
B) narrowcast
C) simulate
D) prime
E) frame
Question -5-When President Clinton signed the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act into law in March of 1995, it required Congress
A) to help Ohio raise money to comply with the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act.
B) to help New York City officials modify elevators in subways to accommodate disabled persons.
C) to enforce regulatory federation.
D) to fund requirements placed on the states unless a majority of the House and Senate votes not to do so.
E) to fund a program aimed at reducing pollution in California.
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