In Congress, seniority
a. means nothing.
b. is the only thing that lets a member vote against his or her party.
c. plays a major role in selecting chairs of committees.
d. is only significant in the House.
e. allows members to serve more than two terms.
c
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The president has the authority to __________
a. abolish existing programs and agencies b. investigate agency activities and compel bureaucrats to testify about them c. make changes in an agency's annual budget proposals d. refuse to appropriate funds for certain programs
Sovereign immunity refers to
a. the ability of states to act alone. b. the immunity of state leaders from prosecution by other states. c. the immunity of actors from prosecution by the International Criminal Court. d. the black passport diplomats carry.
All of the following are true of the 2010 Arizona immigration law EXCEPT
A. the law criminalized the failure to carry immigration papers. B. it required police to question anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant. C. it penalized the transporting of illegal aliens. D. it was fully upheld as constitutional by the United States Supreme Court. E. it penalized the assisting of illegal aliens.
The most successful tactic that civil rights and environmental groups have used to influence policy is
A) litigation. B) electioneering. C) lobbying. D) media advertising. E) protest demonstrations.