Public officials often leak __________ to reporters to see what the political reaction will be
a. trial balloons
b. sound bites
c. beats
d. oiled news
a
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Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay argue that George W. Bush outlined his “revolutionary” foreign policy strategy
a. immediately after the September 11 terrorist attacks. b. in the weeks leading up to the war with Iraq. c. shortly after he declared victory in the war with Iraq. d. during the 2000 presidential campaign.
The most common and successful method of amending state constitutions is through ____
A. legislative proposals B. popular initiatives C. constitutional conventions D. constitutional revision commissions
In Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court ruled that ______.
A. fair employment policies for gays were unconstitutional B. state sodomy laws were a violation of the right to privacy C. the right to same-sex marriage was protected by the U.S. Constitution D. gay couples could not be denied housing on the basis of sexual orientation
Which of the following is NOT true regarding Texas and environmental regulation?
a. The Texas agency responsible for environmental regulation is the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality. b. Texas has a history of favoring business interests over environmental protection. c. Governor Perry’s focus on environmental protection made Texas decreasingly friendly to big business. d. Texans prefer little regulation of business and have doubts about the value of environmental regulation. e. The interests of Texas’s influential industries coincide with the frontier attitude of keeping government minimal.