Explain the processes for amending the Constitution. Which process have most amendments followed?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Identify the two processes for proposing an amendment—two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress or national constitutional convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the states.
2, Identify the two processes for ratifying an amendment—by legislatures in three-fourths of the states or by ratifying conventions in three-fourths of the states.
3, Explain that all 27 amendments were proposed by Congress and 26 of them were ratified by state legislatures.
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Why is the correlation between a group's financial resources and its lobbying success so weak?
a. Lobbying is a competitive enterprise with big interests often facing off against one another. b. Many interest groups do not know how to use their financial resources effectively. c. Because elected officials don't want to appear biased, they often vote against their PAC contributors. d. Regulations limit how much money an interest group can spend on lobbying.
The executive in Germany is a dual one
a. with a chancellor who chooses a president. b. with most powers given to the president and a mainly ceremonial position of chancellor. c. consisting of a chancellor and a monarch who serves only a ceremonial role. d. with most powers given to the chancellor and a mainly ceremonial position of president. e. with a chancellor chosen by a monarch.