The Brazilian way refers to a convention whereby
a. any Brazilian can ask for a temporary suspension of a rule for the sake of convenience.
b. bribery is a commonly accepted form of political exchange
c. the president can ask a legislator to resign.
d. a governor can ask to be heard by the national legislature.
e. a legislator's vote can be bought in exchange for the promise of a future favor.
a
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A. reducing the number of deployed nuclear warheads B. slowing the arms race with the Soviet Union C. preventing the deployment of nuclear weapons in India D. closing down the North Korean nuclear weapons program
The Privacy Act of 1974 states that
A) ?personal information about members of Congress will be classified as confidential. B) ?records collected by private organizations or companies must be retained in a secure nature. C) ?an individual that served in the Vietnam War can request details of their military service. D) ?a citizen has the right to obtain copies of personal information gathered by federal agencies. E) ?healthcare records may only be released to parties designated by the patient.
One way the textbook authors argue we might overcome oil shortages is:
A) ?socialist revolutions B) technological developments? C) ?government control of oil refineries D) ?increased climate change E) anarchy being overcome by diversity
Since the early twentieth century, the protections of the Bill of Rights have been __________ to cover __________.
A. reduced; only the national government B. reduced; only state and local governments C. extended; state and local governments D. extended; the national government