Pretend for a moment that you are running for president. An example of where you might employ oppo research in your campaign would be ______.

A. paying college students to infiltrate your rival's campaign
B. spreading false rumors that your opponent sold drugs
C. ensuring that homeless residents of your district get to the polls to vote for you
D. revealing your rival's teenage drunk-driving arrest in the middle of a debate

Answer: D. revealing your rival's teenage drunk-driving arrest in the middle of a debate

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In what way is the bureaucracy in the United States different from most other bureaucracies in the world?

a. It operates in a strictly hierarchical fashion. b. It is made up primarily of the president's supporters. c. It has a greater amount of influence over policy makers. d. It has more layers at the top made up of political appointees.

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When Congress passed the public accommodations provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it had to rely primarily on its broad powers under

a. Section Five of the Fourteenth Amendment. b. the Supremacy Clause. c. the Necessary and Proper Clause. d. the Commerce Clause.

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