In order for Congress to avoid a pocket veto, it may opt to ______.
a. request the president return the bill for further debate
b. ask for a 2/3 vote to signal its intent to override the veto
c. conduct a quorum call to require all voting members to return
d. leave one or more members behind while everyone else goes home
d. leave one or more members behind while everyone else goes home
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Which of the following BEST defines democracy?
a. Power is held by a small group of people. b. Governmental powers are held by a single person or group. c. Power is shared by all citizens. d. Government is unnecessary. e. Government consists of three branches: legislative, executive, judicial.
Which of these is considered a reason that opposes an expansion of the governor's powers? a. The governor already has a lot of personal power based on the margin of electoral victory and personal persuasion, so additional power is not necessary. b. Because there is often no clear executive authority from the governor, bureaucrats have too much discretion to act on their own. c. The governor
needs to be able to control all boards and commissions soon after his or her election to implement more favorable policies. d. The legislature's power is too strong, and a stronger governor would help counteract that. e. There are too many elected officials in Texas, creating confusion among the public.
What is one reason cited in the text that the founders identified essential rights of criminal defendants?
a. They believed most defendants were actually innocent. b. They wanted to protect people against tyrannical and unjust use of criminal courts. c. They did not trust the courts. d. Criminal defendants were well protected in Britain, and the founders wanted to copy the British court system. e. The Anti-Federalist refused to ratify the Constitution without such provisions.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Hobbes wanted a sovereign that could force people to refrain from their own good. 2. The predatory view of the state holds that states that exercise an effective control over the use of violence are in a position to threaten the security of citizens, and thereby exploit them. 3. The level of predation inflicted by rulers in early modern Europe on their subjects varied from place to place 4. According to Tilly, war does not make states.