Why is the argument that a president's approval ratings decline over time because of presidential policy failure subject to critique?
A)It implies that every president is doomed to policy failure around the midterm elections.
B)Althoughthe argument is supported by a considerable amount of data, those data were not collected by political scientists.
C)It implies that presidents who are successful should maintain strong approval ratings, and the data do not bear this out.
D)It does not take into account the drop in approval ratings caused by the rally effect.
C
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A) empiricism B) intuition C) extrasensory perception D) tenacity
An assumption regarding the Bill of Rights that was held by the courts for many years was that:
A. the Bill of Rights protected the rights of the majority over that of the minority. B. Congress has the final say when there is a disagreement over the interpretation of the Bill of Rights. C. the scope of the Bill of Rights was limited to the actions of the national government. D. political leaders and state ministers were the sole beneficiaries of the provisions of the Bill of Rights. E. the Bill of Rights did not reserve powers to the U.S. states.