What is one limit of the midterm policy effect?
a. New representatives chosen in midterm elections have little impact on the course of policies since there are only two years left in the president’s term.
b. Presidents often prefer that Congress be controlled by the opposing party.
c. The executive can misinterpret the public’s intentions.
d. The president is generally unconcerned with his party’s numbers in Congress.
e. The president still has enormous power over foreign policy and national security.
ANS: E
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