Why do members propose amendments?
What will be an ideal response?
The obvious answer is the shape legislation during the committee and floor stage. But students should also list/describe at least one other reason, including obstruction, in order to derail legislation, or to go on the record on a specific issue.
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Which of the following is a significant problem with increased trade between developed and developing countries?
a. The prices of commodities exported have risen more slowly than the prices of manufactured goods imported. b Developing nations controlled by right-wing governments are increasingly anti-trade. c. Developing nations controlled by left-wing governments are increasingly anti-trade. d. None of the above is true.
Texas Governor Rick Perry believed so firmly in protecting states' rights that he often invoked the _____ Amendment during his 14-year tenure as governor
A) Twenty-Fourth B) Tenth C) Fourteenth D) Eighth
Class action suits
A) are those which have to do with constitutional issues, thus broadening the standing to sue. B) are filed by students seeking to force a school district to offer additional sections of perpetually over-enrolled courses. C) permit a small number of people to sue on behalf of all other people similarly situated. D) may only be filed if all of those with a standing to sue agree to participate. E) are routinely filed by teachers? groups to prepare the way for legal strikes.
A vote of the entire electorate to approve a constitutional change is called a ______.
a. repeal b. recall c. rationalization d. ratification