The South Dakota Constitution declares that providing hail insurance is a public purpose and authorizes the legislature to levy a tax to do so
The Alabama Constitution authorizes the legislature to indemnify peanut farmers for losses incurred as a result of Aspergillus flavus (a fungus) and freeze damage in peanuts. These examples illustrate the fact that ________.
A. state constitutions are flexible and can be tailored to the actual needs of citizens
B. the process by which the U.S. Constitution is amended should be relaxed so that it can be more reflective of issues confronting citizens in the present
C. many state constitutions deal with issues that would be more properly addressed by legislation
D. farmers' interests are not addressed in the U.S. Constitution
E. state constitutions must protect the interests of different groups of citizens by giving them special privileges
C
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A) ?procedural democratic theory outweighed substantive democratic theory.
B) ?substantive democratic theory outweighed procedural democratic theory.
C) ?both substantive democratic theory and procedural democratic theory were supreme.
D) ?only the procedural democratic theory was seen as valid by the court.
E) ?democracy was not the main consideration of the court.
How are interagency councils similar to policy coordinating committees?
a. Both coordinate the activities of multiple agencies. b. Both help coordinate the activities of the federal and state governments. c. Both are housed within the legislative branch. d. Both have the authority to override the decisions of agency heads.
What is a pandemic?
a. The impact of climate change on human health b. A new approach to national security c. The phenomenon of decreasing spread of infectious diseases in the post-World War II era d. The global approach to improving global health e. The global spread of an infectious disease
According to the text, during the first year of the Clinton administration, its primary foreign policy approach is best described as
a. economic engagement. b. democratic enlargement and engagement. c. selective engagement. d. realistic engagement. e. Both options A and C are true.