The modern institutional presidency arose in part from __________
a. the social strife arising from the civil rights movement
b. the economic and social turmoil of the Great Depression
c. the demands of managing a modern army during World War I
d. the rise and importance of television as a mechanism that brought the president into the living rooms of American citizens
b
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Mao's "Great Leap Forward" of the late 1950s was preceded by what episode?
a. Hundred Flowers Campaign b. Venetian Poll c. Green Earth Movement d. Chinese Celebration e. Communist Commitment
One of the guiding principles of the U.S. Constitution is popular sovereignty, which means that
a. the people are tightly controlled by the government. b. the president is the ultimate governmental power. c. Congress is supreme. d. the people are ultimately in charge of their political and social destiny. e. the Supreme Court is subordinate to no other agency or group.