Which of the following is NOT considered a result of state legislators receiving a full-time salary and working on a full-time basis in the legislature?
a. improved procedural changes
b. enhanced institutional capacity
c. hiring of qualified staff
d. increased cronyism
e. improvement of legislative office buildings and facilities
ANS: D
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a. businesses become too dependent upon public subsidies. b. underdeveloped countries become dependent upon foreign aid. c. the lower class is dependent upon the upper class and therefore votes as instructed. d. underdeveloped countries find it difficult to achieve growth in a global system dominated by wealthy countries. e. wealthy countries are dependent upon underdeveloped ones for cheap labor and resources.
__________ has for some time been the origin, the transit point, or the terminus of many major smuggling routes
A. South Africa B. Egypt C. Estonia D. Thailand E. Myanmar
The case of a convicted murderer has just crossed the desk of Governor Maxine Annabeth Flint. The convicted person is scheduled to be executed in two days. While there is no doubt about the inmate’s guilt, Governor Flint ran on an anti-death penalty platform. Does the Governor have an option that will allow her to fulfill her anti-death penalty goals in this situation while upholding the conviction?
a. Yes. The Governor can commute the inmate’s sentence to life in prison. b. No. The Governor can only pardon the inmate and let him go free. c. Yes. The Governor can exercise her line item veto on this inmate’s sentence. d. No. The Governor can only accept that the execution must go forward.
This agency, created in 1974, is an independent agency of the executive branch that deals specifically with how elections are financed and run.
a. Federal Election Committee b. Federal Election Commission c. Federal Campaign Commission d. Executive Campagin Commission e. Executive Election Commission