In the House of Representatives, who is second in authority to the Speaker of the House?
a. majority leader
b. majority whip
c. minority leader
d. president pro tempore (or pro tem)
a
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Before the year ______, the U.S. Census Bureau did not allow respondents to choose more than one racial category; however, they would be included in the least empowered group
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Stare decisis, which is the principle of upholding precedents established by other judges, is usually upheld by judges who exercise:
A. Judicial activism B. Judicial maxism C. Appellate law D. Constitutional law E. Judicial restraint
How do the guarantees of Social Security and Medicare create a policy challenge?
A. Decision makers have to keep programs solvent as well as dealing with political barriers to making any cuts that would maintain their solvency. B. Decision makers have to figure out to balance the requirements of funding these programs in the context of spending on other national needs. C. Decision makers must determine how to adjust the benefits and the taxes that fund these programs to more effectively redistribute income. D. Shifting control of these programs to independent agencies makes oversight a very challenging task.
The Great Compromise, (or the Connecticut Compromise) of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in essence saved the convention and created a new federal government. This compromise created a two-chamber legislature with
a. equal representation in both chambers from each state. b. representation in both chambers determined by population of the state. c. representation in one chamber determined by population of the state and in the other chamber by equal representation. d. one chamber that had effective powers and the second chamber that acted as a figurehead for nobility. e. each state determining the number of representatives that it will send.