American Government Structure: Foreign Policy Goals, Bureaucracy, and Branches of Power

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The three main goals of American foreign policy are _____, prosperity, and the creation of a better world.

Social Security, established as part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, is an example of a _____ program where benefits are provided regardless of the income of recipients.

The Supreme Court decision in the case of Marbury vs. Madison established the doctrine of judicial review, which is a power of the _____ to examine if acts of Congress, the President, and the states are constitutional.

To which of the following arms of government, literally described as 'rule by offices and desks,' do legislatures, chief executives, and the people delegate vast amounts of power to ensure a wide range of political policies are carried out? _____

Which of the following branches of the federal government has the primary responsibility for implementing or enforcing laws? _____

Which type of congressional committee is used to work out differences between House and Senate versions of the same piece of legislation? _____

Organized interest groups enhance American democracy by _____ the interests of large numbers of people and encouraging political participation.

The primary purpose of government is to _____ and provide services to the people.

A government that is restrained broadly in its authority to act by enforced rules is known as a _____ government.

The structure of the U.S. government under the Constitution is based significantly on the writings of the French political philosopher Montesquieu, who promoted the concept of _____ where separate functions are given to each branch of government.

The U.S. Constitution creates a federal system of government by _____ political power between the national government and the states.

In 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States decided the case of _____, stating that racial segregation in public schools violated the _____ clause of the Constitution.

In the American political system, which of the following statements best describes the relationship between public opinion and governmental policy? Although there is no one-to-one correlation, shifts in public opinion and governmental policy _____

The practice of news agencies choosing stories that have a broad general audience appeal is known as _____

Political parties are different from other organizations in government in that they are fundamentally designed to focus their efforts on _____

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