_____ wrote in Federalist Paper No. 48 that ". . . It will not be denied, that power is of an encroaching nature, and that it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it. After discriminating therefore in theory, the several classes of power, as they may in their nature be legislative, executive, or judiciary; the next and most difficult task, is to provide some
practical security for each against the invasion of the others. What this security ought to be, is the great problem to be solved.".
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. James Madison
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. None of the above is true.
B
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Which high-ranking Texas government official is not elected?
a. Attorney General b. Comptroller c. Secretary of State d. State Board of Education member e. Agriculture Commissioner
Campaign spending is generally more influential in the outcome of a race when ________
A. money is spent in the general election versus a contested primary election B. candidates raise and spend about equal amounts of money C. funding comes in late in the electoral cycle D. spending occurs in larger, more populous areas