Which is one reason why the power and responsibility of the presidency has increased?
a. The presidents' use of the line-item veto has increased their power over the Congress.
b. The budgets for government agencies have decreased, leaving more responsibility to the president.
c. Modern presidents have to exercise powers as commander in chief, while earlier presidents did not.
d. The United States has increased its prominence on the world stage.
d
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a. informal rules promoting group cohesion and solidarity b. formal rules developed to help expedite legislative business c. "Roberts Rules of Order" suggestions enforced by the chairperson of a legislative body d. behaviors rarely witnessed in the rough and tumble of lawmaking
American democracy rests on the principle of __________ rule with __________ rights.
- minority; majority - democratic; republican - majority; minority - republican; democratic