In the context of the Executive Office of the President, which of the following statements is true?
A. It was established to advise the vice president.
B. It has shrunk in size and influence.
C. The White House office is a direct extension of the president.
D. In recent years, decentralization of executive power has taken place.
Answer: C
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Aristotle was concerned that democracy could degenerate or pervert itself into a form of government in which
A) a few leaders take over by means of military power or membership in a single political party. B) government behaves much as a selfish mob, reacting without reflection and jumping to conclusions without due deliberation. C) people would have to spend their entire lives attending meetings, debating, and voting in order to consider and decide all the questions that come up for their consideration and no work would get done, causing economic collapse. D) people would delegate power to representatives to make government decisions. E) leaders were chosen by virtue of their birth into popular families.
What shortcoming(s) of the League of Nations was(were) addressed by the creation of a Security Council with both permanent members and nonpermanent members?
a. it gave states room to join and leave the UN as their international goals required b. it recognized power differentials between states and allotted power more appropriately c. it gave veto power only to the permanent member states d. B and C e. All of the above