During the administration of __________ the National Security Advisor and his deputy national security adviser served as chairs of the two key NSC committees coordinating the administration's foreign policy machinery—the NSC Principals Committee (PC, a secretary-level group) and the NSC Deputies Committee (DC, a deputy secretary-level group)

Some states give their state legislatures an opportunity to act on measures proposed by voters. If the legislature approves, the law goes into effect, and, if not, the measure gets placed on the ballot for a public vote

This is an example of ________. A. indirect initiative B. gatekeeping C. redistricting D. gerrymandering E. lobbying

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1.Presidents justify their signing statements by arguing that provisions are unconstitutional either directly or by infringing on the discretionary prerogatives of the President. 2.The State of the Union address has been diminished in importance so presidents simply send a written message to Congress instead of making a prime-time address. 3.The size of the President’s staff has generally remained small to promote effective oversight of executive branch activities. 4.The President’s personal staff system is based in the White House Office. 5.President Roosevelt relied on staff competition to solve the dependency problem that afflicts all principals who rely on agents for information and advice.