The presidency is an
a. extraordinarily strong office with sufficient powers to enable the president to control national policy under virtually all circumstances.
b. inherently weak office, in that presidents have almost no capacity to influence the major directions of national policy.
c. office in which power is conditional, depending on whether the political support that gives force to presidential leadership exists or can be developed.
d. office where power depends almost entirely on its occupant; strong leaders are always successful presidents, and weak ones never succeed.
e. office where power is fairly constant, regardless of the occupant or the circumstances.

Which is the best conclusion that can be drawn regarding the status of african-americans in the south in the late 1800s? a) african-americans made tremendous political, social, and economic advancements during the reconstruction era. b) passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the u. s. constitution guaranteed equal status and rights for all african-americans. c) the reconstruction policies enacted by the federal government were highly effective in african-american citizens transition to life after slavery. d) although african-americans had equal rights under federal law they were still economically, politically, and socially inferior to whites in the south during the reconstruction era.

Banks offer services such as checking and savings accounts. what do banks do with most of the money they receive in deposits from customers? a) they loan it out to other customers. b) they spend it on new banks in other places. c) they keep it in a locked, secured vault in the bank. d) they send it to the federal reserve in washington, d. c.

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