Senatorial courtesy refers to the tradition of granting senators considerable power over federal judicial appointments in their home states,

The most common and best known form of political participation is

A. voting. B. running for election. C. persuading someone else to vote for your candidate. D. listening to news reports on television.

The call by President Clinton after leaving office in 2001 to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act is an example of the __________ level of the analytical framework in the textbook

a. government action - b. government c. political linkage d. structure