What is currently the Texas Railroad Commission's primary function?
A. safety oversight for rail, trucking, and river traffic
B. promoting rail and trucking while regulating the safety and environmental aspects of the industry
C. regulation of the oil and gas industry
D. regulatory authority over terminals, wharves, and heavy industries
Answer: C
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A) due process B) fundamental incorporation C) habeas corpus D) selective incorporation E) total incorporation
Of the following types of officials, which is most likely to base a pollution-control decision on substantive grounds?
a. The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) b. The technician who conducted the pollution tests c. The chief of the Air Quality Division of the EPA d. The president
If you solved the game correctly, you will find that the Regime will hold elections so long as it believes that the Religious Party is moderate with a high enough probability. If there is some uncertainty on the part of the Regime and the Religious Party is moderate and wants the elections to go ahead, why might it not be enough for the party to simply announce to the Regime that it is a moderate religious party and not a radical one? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options below.
A. because the regime does not want a new religious dictatorship B. because the announcement that it is moderate is not credible C. because the regime will repress the party
The text argues that the success of minorities, women, and gays in American electoral politics resembles the earlier experiences:
A. of traditional immigrant politics. B. with traditional class-based politics. C. with traditional ideological politics. D. none of the above