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1

Which of the following categories of people are not included in the iron triangle?

Both media personalities and judges

Lobbyists

Judges

Media personalities

Bureaucrats

Explanation

The iron triangle refers to the three groups of people who have the greatest influence over the process of law making. These groups are lobbyists, Congressmen, and bureaucrats. Although media personalities play a role in swaying public opinion, they are not members of the iron triangle. Likewise, judges are not a part of the iron triangle because they do not have influence over the creation of laws; their role involves the interpretation of the laws.

2

The intention of the Taft-Hartley Act (1947) was to                     .

limit the power of labor unions

support the growth of labor unions

limit the power of affirmative action programs

support the growth of affirmative action programs

support the extension of higher education to a greater number of Americans

Explanation

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, also called the Labor Management Relations Act, is a Federal law in the United States that was designed to limit the power and ability of the prominent labor unions of the time. Among other things, it makes it more difficult for labor unions to organize, monopolize the supply of labor, and strike. In the years leading up to the Taft-Hartley Act, many prominent American politicians and businessmen were concerned with the rising power, gained through labor unions, of the working classes. The Taft-Hartley Act was one prominent, and perhaps the most effective, way of limiting this growing power.

3

Which of the following categories of people are not included in the iron triangle?

Both media personalities and judges

Lobbyists

Judges

Media personalities

Bureaucrats

Explanation

The iron triangle refers to the three groups of people who have the greatest influence over the process of law making. These groups are lobbyists, Congressmen, and bureaucrats. Although media personalities play a role in swaying public opinion, they are not members of the iron triangle. Likewise, judges are not a part of the iron triangle because they do not have influence over the creation of laws; their role involves the interpretation of the laws.

4

The intention of the Taft-Hartley Act (1947) was to                     .

limit the power of labor unions

support the growth of labor unions

limit the power of affirmative action programs

support the growth of affirmative action programs

support the extension of higher education to a greater number of Americans

Explanation

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, also called the Labor Management Relations Act, is a Federal law in the United States that was designed to limit the power and ability of the prominent labor unions of the time. Among other things, it makes it more difficult for labor unions to organize, monopolize the supply of labor, and strike. In the years leading up to the Taft-Hartley Act, many prominent American politicians and businessmen were concerned with the rising power, gained through labor unions, of the working classes. The Taft-Hartley Act was one prominent, and perhaps the most effective, way of limiting this growing power.

5

Which of the following categories of people are not included in the iron triangle?

Both media personalities and judges

Lobbyists

Judges

Media personalities

Bureaucrats

Explanation

The iron triangle refers to the three groups of people who have the greatest influence over the process of law making. These groups are lobbyists, Congressmen, and bureaucrats. Although media personalities play a role in swaying public opinion, they are not members of the iron triangle. Likewise, judges are not a part of the iron triangle because they do not have influence over the creation of laws; their role involves the interpretation of the laws.

6

The intention of the Taft-Hartley Act (1947) was to                     .

limit the power of labor unions

support the growth of labor unions

limit the power of affirmative action programs

support the growth of affirmative action programs

support the extension of higher education to a greater number of Americans

Explanation

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, also called the Labor Management Relations Act, is a Federal law in the United States that was designed to limit the power and ability of the prominent labor unions of the time. Among other things, it makes it more difficult for labor unions to organize, monopolize the supply of labor, and strike. In the years leading up to the Taft-Hartley Act, many prominent American politicians and businessmen were concerned with the rising power, gained through labor unions, of the working classes. The Taft-Hartley Act was one prominent, and perhaps the most effective, way of limiting this growing power.

7

Which of these ideas were not presented in George Kennan's "Long telegram" (1946) about the percolating conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

The U.S. must build bases throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia to prepare for a military strike against the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union would provoke a global dispute between capitalism and communism

The Soviet Union will seek an expansion of its power and all-encompassing development

The Soviet Union is the figurehead and base for Communism for the whole planet

The U.S. must utilize policies of containment - resisting, but not overreacting to the rise of communism

Explanation

George Kennan made a lot of waves in Washington when he wrote the "Long Telegram". He did not believe that a war with the Soviet Union was the answer, and he did not promote the idea of building bases in Europe.

Kennan believed the opposite. We did not need to have a competition with the Soviet Union over the spreading of capitalism and communism. His policy of containment became a political phenomenon, and the basis of the Truman Doctrine as well as America's Cold War strategy until the Reagan administration.

8

Which of these ideas were not presented in George Kennan's "Long telegram" (1946) about the percolating conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

The U.S. must build bases throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia to prepare for a military strike against the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union would provoke a global dispute between capitalism and communism

The Soviet Union will seek an expansion of its power and all-encompassing development

The Soviet Union is the figurehead and base for Communism for the whole planet

The U.S. must utilize policies of containment - resisting, but not overreacting to the rise of communism

Explanation

George Kennan made a lot of waves in Washington when he wrote the "Long Telegram". He did not believe that a war with the Soviet Union was the answer, and he did not promote the idea of building bases in Europe.

Kennan believed the opposite. We did not need to have a competition with the Soviet Union over the spreading of capitalism and communism. His policy of containment became a political phenomenon, and the basis of the Truman Doctrine as well as America's Cold War strategy until the Reagan administration.

9

What is the name given to a close relationship between an agency, an interest group, and a congressional committee that is generally mutually advantageous to all three groups?

An Iron Triangle

A Grass Roots Campaign

The Inner Circle

An Issues Network

A Co-dependent Network

Explanation

The Iron Triangle is the name used in US politics to a refer to a mutually beneficial arrangement between bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees. Essentially, all three groups provide one another with favorable feedback, decisions, and actions in order to meet aligned goals. It is controversial because it would seem to remove the individual American from the process of lawmaking.

10

Which of these ideas were not presented in George Kennan's "Long telegram" (1946) about the percolating conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

The U.S. must build bases throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia to prepare for a military strike against the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union would provoke a global dispute between capitalism and communism

The Soviet Union will seek an expansion of its power and all-encompassing development

The Soviet Union is the figurehead and base for Communism for the whole planet

The U.S. must utilize policies of containment - resisting, but not overreacting to the rise of communism

Explanation

George Kennan made a lot of waves in Washington when he wrote the "Long Telegram". He did not believe that a war with the Soviet Union was the answer, and he did not promote the idea of building bases in Europe.

Kennan believed the opposite. We did not need to have a competition with the Soviet Union over the spreading of capitalism and communism. His policy of containment became a political phenomenon, and the basis of the Truman Doctrine as well as America's Cold War strategy until the Reagan administration.

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