In 1991, in order to increase state revenue, voters in Texas approved
a. charging tuition for students to attend state universities.
b. a state general sales tax.
c. the Texas income tax.
d. the Texas lottery.
e. high cigarette and alcohol taxes.
D
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In what type of nominating contest can any registered voter participate in the selection of a party's presidential nominee?
A)closed primary B)open primary C)caucus D)congressional caucus
Given the preference orderings listed below, what would the result be of a pair-wise contest between the spending choices medical and tax cut?
Imagine that three city council members are trying to decide how to spend a surplus.The options currently being debated are (i) spend it on improving primary education in the municipality, (ii) spend it on improving the level of medical care offered by the local hospital, or (iii) lower local taxes and use the surplus to cover the costs of existing programs.The council employs majority rule to make its decisions.The councillors have the following preference orderings over the spending choices:
Assume that the councillors hold a round-robin tournament that pits each alternative against every other alternative in a series of pair-wise votes.The winner is the alternative that wins the most contests.
A. education
B. medical
C. tax cut
D. it would be a tie
What force did Franklin Roosevelt seek to counter in his first inaugural address?
a. socialism b. apathy c. fear d. bigotry
Contrast the defining characteristics of democracy with those of dictatorships, giving examples of each. Assess whether "dictatorship" is synonymous with "nondemocracy."
What will be an ideal response?