The governor has a major effect on state policy through his or her _____
a. domination of the budget process
b. appointment of the attorney general
c. ability to control the courts
d. power to make approximately 3,000 appointments to boards and commissions
e. dominance of the Texas Senate when it is in session
d
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A. appointment through Congress B. appointment through state legislatures C. direct election by popular vote D. election through the Electoral College
The president, the president's national security adviser, who acts as the special assistant for national security, the vice president, and the secretaries of state and defense,
with the director of the CIA and the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff sitting in as advisers make up the a. Department of Energy. b. National Security Council. c. Department of Defense. d. Federal Bureau of Investigation. e. Department of Homeland Security.
A researcher might use purposive sampling by
A) using snowball sampling. B) getting a broad overview of sources. C) picking subjects he meets on the street. D) selecting cases from a specific, difficult-to-reach population.
In order to appeal a case beyond the state supreme court directly to the U.S. Supreme Court, a losing party
a. must gain approval of its respective state senators. b. must have approval of the federal court. c. need not have filed the case in the state courts. d. must have exhausted all remedies available at the state level. e. must show that the U.S. Supreme Court has addressed similar cases in the past.