Explain what happens when a budget is not passed on time. How do you think this impacts the functioning of government and citizens' view of government?
What will be an ideal response?
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What did the Texas Supreme Court rule regarding the public education system in the Edgewood v. Kirby case? How did the "Robin Hood" law represent a response to the ruling? Did that law "solve" the problem of school finance reform? Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
Which early U.S. president is noted for having said, "Were it left to me to decide [between government without] newspapers and newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."
A) George Washington B) John Adams C) Thomas Jefferson D) Andrew Jackson
Since 1952, most major polls have
A) picked the winner of the presidential election. B) sampled fewer people each year. C) sampled more people each year. D) been administered by mail. E) been flawed.
Which of the following helps explain the difficulty in solving the long-term debt problem in the United States?
a. The decline in the strength of American political parties in recent years has made compromise in this area highly unlikely. b. The decline in social spending has reduced the level of economic growth in the United States. c. The Democratic Party has been captured by special interest groups that benefit from high levels of debt. d. The rise of extreme partisanship in recent years has made compromise in this area highly unlikely.