Vice President Joe Biden took office promising to __________.

A. shrink the office of vice president to an advisory role to the president
B. expand the office to include oversight of Homeland Security
C. prosecute former Vice President Dick Cheney for his support of torture
D. spend his time presiding over the Senate

Answer: A

Political Science

You might also like to view...

Which of the following accurately reflects a source of dissatisfaction for many voters in the 2016 presidential election?

A. Neither of the candidates had much real-world experience outside of political office. B. Neither of the candidates had much experience in political office. C. Wall Street corruption created a financial crisis in 2012 that by 2016 still hadn't been fixed. D. The economy experienced a significant downturn from 2012 to 2016. E. The economy improved from 2012 to 2016, but most of the new wealth went to people who were already very rich.

Political Science

A central problem with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is that __________.

A. international laws must come from the UN only B. the Court is not impartial C. one or both disputing countries often do not accept the Court's jurisdiction D. there are no sentencing guidelines

Political Science