Because U.S. parties are weakly organized and decentralized—in effect, every congressional district and state has its own parties, little related to each other—the parties do not cohere well at the __________ level

When President George W. Bush recognized the independence of Kosovo, he was exercising the power of the president to

A) ?join a league of nations. B) uphold international law. C) solely establish foreign policy. D) serve as commander in chief. E) ?recognize the legitimacy of foreign regimes.

Debates over federalism

a. were fully resolved by the Civil War that established the supremacy of the national government over the states. b. were fully resolved in the U.S. Constitution with the broad grant of powers to the national government. c. have not been fully resolved as debates over the Affordable Care Act, the legalization of marijuana, and recognition of same-sex marriages demonstrate. d. have not been fully resolved because the states are increasingly unwilling to follow guidelines issued by the federal government.