According to Anthony Downs, a "team of men and women seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election" is the definition of a political

a. campaign structure.
b. convention.
c. machine

When President Obama took office in 2009, he proposed a multiyear investment in

A. airport security. B. bridges to nowhere. C. high speed rail. D. the interstate highway system.

Substantive due process means that states have a legal burden to prove that their laws __________

a. are a valid exercise of power b. improve the general well-being-- c. do not inhibit or advance a particular religion d. are consistent with behavioral norms