What is the purpose of the line item veto power of state governors?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response would be:
The line item veto permits state governors to veto individual items in an appropriations bill while signing the remainder of the bill into law. Thus, they can influence the flow of funds to the executive departments and thereby attempt to control their activities.
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Dissenting in Dennis v. United States (1951), Justice __________________ wrote, "I have always believed that the First Amendment is the keystone of our Government, that the freedoms it guarantees provide the best insurance against destruction of all freedom . . . So long as this Court exercises the power of judicial review of legislation, I cannot agree that the First Amendment permits us to
sustain laws suppressing freedom of speech and press on the basis of Congress' or our own notions of mere ‘reasonableness.' Such a doctrine waters down the First Amendment so that it amounts to little more than an admonition to Congress.". a. Benjamin Cardozo b. Hugo Black c. Robert Jackson d. Felix Frankfurter
Why are changes in policy direction in the United States usually slow and incremental?
a. political gridlock b. our government structure, with its checks and balances c. the country's emphasis on individual rights d. the infrequency of elections
In what ways did the 1836 Constitution of the Republic of Texas resemble the U.S. Constitution?
What will be an ideal response?
When the Khmer Rouge undertook the restructuring of Cambodian society and killed millions of its fellow citizens, it was practicing the game of ______.
a. lion and fox b. wipeout c. civil disobedience d. none of these