Which statement best characterizes the hearing process of a formal bill?
a. A formal bill receives a hearing and goes to the floor when the vice president requests it.
b. A formal bill receives a hearing or floor time only when extensively marked up.
c. Few formal bills receive a hearing, but many are marked up and sent to the floor.
d. Most formal bills receive a hearing, but few are marked up and sent to the floor.
d
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Federalism and the separation of powers
a. make the activities of interest groups more difficult. b. encourage interest group activity. c. have no impact on interest groups. d. discourage interest group activity. e. only promote interest group activity at the state level.
As emphasized by the identity perspective, the phrase “anarchy is what states make of it” refers to the idea that state behavior is shaped by which of the following?
a. The relative position states hold in the material distribution of power b. That states can pursue their interests through reciprocal interactions in international institutions c. That the nature of the international system is constructed through the repetitive social interactions of states d. The attribute of states such that they are not subordinate to a higher power