The view that the various levels of government are related parts of a single governmental system characterized more by shared functions than by conflict and competition describes which of the following?

Why has impoundment authority not been used since the presidency of Richard Nixon?

A)The Supreme Court ruled that it could no longer be used. B)It was outlawed in the 1974 Budget and Impoundment Act. C)The Office of Management and Budget passed a rule against it. D)The Ford administration resorted to impoundment as a matter of routine.

The Supreme Court declared that the use of the legislative veto by Congress was ______.

A. constitutional B. excessive meddling by Congress into the affairs of other branches of the government C. inconsistent with achieving substantive legitimation D. too vague to be constitutional