A President attempting to influence Congress to pass a legislative program might employ all of the following strategies EXCEPT

A. using the media to draw attention to the legislative program
B. assigning legislative liaisons in the Executive Office of the President to lobby legislators
C. denying campaign reelection funds to legislators who oppose the President's policy stand
D. Exploiting a partisan majority for the President's party in both the House and the Senate
E. Reminding legislators of high popularity ratings for the President in public opinion polls

Answer: C. denying campaign reelection funds to legislators who oppose the President's policy stand

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Which statement(s) is (are) accurate regarding American foreign policy during the interwar years (1919–1939)?

a. Wilson's League of Nations proposal never became a reality. b. The United States never joined the League of Nations. c. The United States embraced internationalism after World War I, rejecting its isolationist past. d. The neutrality acts of the mid-1930s were measures to initiate domestic reform in the United States prior to pursuing an active global role. e. Both options A and D are true.

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