In the 19th century, the Senate had both the motive and the means to defend state prerogatives against national encroachment because of which of the following?
a. The executive branch was more prominent than it is today.
b. The members of each state’s delegation to the House of Representatives chose the senators.
c. State legislatures chose senators and each state had equal representation in the Senate regardless of population.
d. The Civil War had not yet happened.
c. State legislatures chose senators and each state had equal representation in the Senate regardless of population.
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Which of the following is not something that may happen as a result of policy change?
a. An unsuccessful program is continued. b. An unsuccessful program is eliminated. c. A program no longer needed is eliminated. d. A partially successful program is altered. e. Unintended negative consequences are eliminated.
Which president was one of the first to argue for a presidential legislative program?
A. Grover Cleveland B. Richard Nixon C. Lyndon Johnson D. Franklin Roosevelt E. Woodrow Wilson