Author Question: Johnson's support for the controversial Central Arizona Water Project illustrates __________. ... (Read 35 times)

burton19126 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Johnson's support for the controversial Central Arizona Water Project illustrates __________.

A)the ability of a member of Congress to trade his or her support for the president's policy for direct political support in a campaign
B)the ability of the president to persuade a member of Congress by endorsing his or her pet project
C)the ability of the president to used media coverage of a political issue to convince a member of Congress to sign on to his or her policy objectives
D)the ability of a member of Congress to use psychological tactics to persuade the president to side with a controversial piece of legislation

Question 2

In what way were presidents of the Confederation Congress similar to the contemporary Speaker of the House?

A)They voted only as a tiebreaker.
B)They assigned delegates to committees.
C)They asserted control over the political agenda.
D)They influenced the direction of members' votes.