What event motivated passage of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment?
a. Pressure from the UN to provide universal suffrage to all adults.
b. The National Guard shooting students at Kent State.
c. The Vietnam War took the lives of many young American soldiers.
d. Colleges and universities raised tuition nationwide.
e. People under 21 protested the collection of taxes without receiving representation through voting.
ANS: C
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Which of the following statements best describes the president's influence over agency budgets?
a. The president has final say over all department budgets, but has no control of the budgets of independent agencies. b. The president has final say over the budgets of independent agencies, but has no control of department budgets. c. The president has sole authority to determine executive administrative budgets. d. The president influences the initial budget proposal, but depends on Congress for appropriations of federal money.
What is the largest department in the Executive Office of the President?
a. The National Security Council b. The U.S Trade Representative c. The Office of Management and Budget d. The Council of Economic Advisors