With respect to the new Constitution, if you wanted to understand what the framers thought were the strengths of the document, where would you look?
a. minutes of the Constitutional Convention
b. The Federalist Papers
d. Treatise on Government
d. Declaration of Independence
b
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A special rule that can be applied to budget bills sent from the House to the Senate is known as
A. cloture. B. a filibuster. C. reconciliation. D. reconstruction. E. the Hastert rule.
Because of the pay-as-you-go principle, __________.
A. the legislature cannot adopt an operating budget that exceeds anticipated revenue B. the state can borrow money but must repay it within two months C. the state creates a new budget every month to adjust to changing needs D. the legislature has created a complicated monthly pay system to finance programs
Many democratic countries use a system of elections called proportional representation, in which a party that wins 45% of the votes will earn approximately 45% of the seats in the legislature.
a. true b. false
Why do demographers seek to standardize population numbers (such that demographic reports tend to feature rates instead of raw numbers)?
A. to allow statistical analysis B. to facilitate comparisons between nations and over time C. Data must be standardized to be included in the demographic bookkeeping equation. D. They work with data with dubious origins.