Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Congress is addressed first in the Constitution because the framers believed it to be the most important branch of the national government.
2. Political parties tend to be stronger under proportional representation system than under the United States’ single-member district plurality system.
3. Congress is consistently one of the most popular government institutions in the United States.
4. In a 2014 primary election, Dave Brat was able to beat House Majority Leader Eric Cantor because the former raised significantly more money and was able to purchase more campaign advertisements.
5. The lengthy recesses Congress takes when it is not in session tend to be used by members to visit their districts and attend to local concerns.
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True
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a. declined due to the increase of PAC activity. b. declined dramatically as more focus has been placed on presidential contributions. c. remained steady over the past thirty years. d. increased very slightly in recent years. e. increased greatly in recent years.
The process of making public policy is best described as __________
a. logical b. unpredictable c. efficient d. unreasonable