Rick Perry helped increase the influence of Texas's governor's office by __________
a. avoiding the use of the veto through successful negotiation with the legislature
b. adopting a progressive political agenda to match the preferences of most Texans
c. choosing not to run for reelection after his first full term in office
d. making thousands of appointments to state agencies
Answer: d
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a. Buddhist b. Hindu c. Jewish d. Muslim
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A) to the same group of participants successively at different times. B) many times to each participant, with an intervening manipulation that is predicted to have an effect on the survey. C) once to each participant, yielding data on the measured characteristics as they exist at the time of the survey. D) to different groups of people at different times to allow comparisons to be made of population characteristics.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.