If a state expressly grants a local government authority to pursue specific public policies, it can also take away that authority. This is an example of
a. intergovernmental transfer.
b. Dillon's rule.
c. Compton's rule.
d. second-order devolution.
b
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The _____ was passed in 1965 to prohibit state and local governments, particularly in the South, from interfering with the elective privileges of African Americans.
A. Voting Rights Act B. National Voter Registration Act C. Help America Vote Act D. Congressional Act E. Civil Rights Act
Many governors have the power to veto legislation. One type of veto is a line-item veto which
a. allows an executive the right to change wording in one line of any bill. b. allows the executive to strike individual items from budget bills. c. allows an executive to alter a bill while it is still in committee if the committee approves. d. allows the legislature to make certain lines in a bill veto-proof.
Which of the following best describes the outcome of the 1974 Federal Election Campaign Act?
A. It created the Federal Election Commission. B. It placed limits on the sums that individuals and committees can contribute to candidates. C. It created an effective way to enforce campaign rules. D. It created the Federal Election Commission and placed limits on the sums that individuals and committees can contribute to candidates. E. It made political action committees unconstitutional.
The idea that fighting breaks out when two sides cannot reach a deal that both prefer to war is most consistent with
A) anarcho-syndicalist communism. B) bargaining model of war. C) cyclical theory of war. D) frustration-aggression theory. E) status quo bias.