In its most narrow sense, government refers to
a. a set of rules that determine the way decisions are made.
b. a political system's chief executive and cabinet officials, particularly in parliamentary systems.
c. a large collective of people who are connected in some meaningful way.
d. a group of people that shares a particular form of identity that unites and binds them together.
e. the instruments of state sovereignty.
B
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Which of the following have become key players in U.S. foreign policy during the administrations of the last three decades?
a. the Cabinet secretaries and the secretary of defense b. the White House chief of staff and the vice president c. the president's foreign policy advisers and the Cabinet secretaries d. the secretary of defense and the secretary of state
Which of the following best describes the principle of stare decisis?
a. to base rulings on precedent b. to stand behind one's decision c. to be a friend of the court d. to request records from a lower court