The chapter contains a lengthy discussion of the government formation process in Germany in 1987 following legislative elections in that country. Did the distribution of seats in the German cabinet after the 1987 election demonstrate that party leaders were pure officeseekers, purepolicy seekers, or some combination?Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
A combination; pure office seekers in the CDU/CSU would have formed a coalition with Greens, but they had to give up only a little bit of office motivation to gain a lot of policy concession, so we can’t say confidently that they were pure policy seekers either.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the key differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate in the law making process?
a. The Majority and Minority leaders of the Senate decide which committee reviews a bill, not the Speaker of the House. b. The Senate has no Rules Committee. c. Senators serve on multiple committees at a time. d. The Senate does not use Subcommittees. e. Senators can add unlimited amendment or riders to a bill
Originally, the Constitutional Convention's purpose was to
A) adopt a new constitution. B) file a formal tax protest with England. C) raise money for a national army in order to stop Shay's Rebellion. D) revise the Articles of Confederation. E) overturn articles amended by the Second Continental Congress.