Q31. The president\'s responsibility to prepare the budget a. derives from Artic
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Q31. The president's responsibility to prepare the budget
a. derives from Article II of the Constitution.
b. was granted by Congress in 1921.
c. is not a significant source of power.
d. has evolved informally, with no statutory basis.
e. was an implied economic power
Q32. Why did the women's suffrage movement aim at a constitutional amendment?
a. State legislatures consistently opposed efforts to grant the right to vote to women.
b. The Supreme Court ruled against efforts to apply the Fourteenth Amendment to women.
c. Ordinary legislation that Congress had passed had proved ineffective.
d. The experience of African-Americans showed that only a constitutional amendment could quickly and effectively guarantee the right to vote.
e. That was perceived as the easiest path to establish rights.
Q33. Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and preferred provider organizations (PPOs) both reflect the tension between _____ and _____ in their operating procedures.
a. freedom; order
b. order; equality
c. equality; freedom
d. public; private
e. liberty; fairness
Q34. For Native Americans, the 1970s and 1980s brought
a. reinforcement of Native culture.
b. a continuing deterioration of conditions at an increased rate.
c. loss of sovereign nation status.
d. a substantial movement off the reservations and into cities.
e. the return of some land and financial settlements for other losses.
Q35. Who of the following was one of the first women's rights activists?
a. Diane Joyce
b. Phyllis Schlafly
c. Christine Hefner
d. Susan B. Anthony
e. Eleanor Roosevelt
Q36. The theory that budget deficits are only a short-term concern which may be addressed in more prosperous economic years is the theory of
a. Keynesian economics.
b. supply-side economics.
c. crucial demand theory.
d. subsistence manipulation.
e. non-aggressive market manipulation.
Q37. How much of the federal budget can be classified as uncontrollable or relatively uncontrollable?
a. About 25 percent
b. About half
c. Relatively little
d. About 66 percent
e. One third
Q38. Some observers have noted that one of the lasting legacies of the Cold War period for both superpowers may be
a. the ongoing effects of massive spending on defense at the expense of other sectors of the economy.
b. a fear of involvement in foreign affairs.
c. a decline in international trade and investment.
d. the low population growth of the time.
e. a period of recession in both economies.
Q39. In general, the level of public attention to foreign policy issues has
a. remained steady though quite low.
b. grown substantially as the world has become more interdependent.
c. declined since the end of the Vietnam War.
d. grown since the end of the Vietnam War.
e. fluctuated, depending upon the person in key leadership positions in Britain, France, Russia and Germany.
Q40. One way that the pluralist political system is likely to impact ordinary citizens' views on foreign policy is through
a. media coverage of protests.
b. the educational efforts of the leaders of groups to which they belong.
c. the purchase of imported goods.
d. personal research into the impact of foreign interest groups on legislative success.
e. direct effects on the availability of goods.
Explanation / Answer
Question 31
Before 1920s, the federal budget in United States was prepared by Congress itself.
However, in year 1921, Congress passed the Budgeting and Accounting Act of 1921 and provided the power of preparing federal budget to President.
However, Congress has power to review the budget submitted by President and can make changes to it.
Thus, it can be said that the President’s responsibility to prepare the budget was granted by Congress in 1921.
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).
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