Why was the Supreme Court decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (2012) not considered a victory for federal authority?
a. It overturned the health insurance mandate.
b. It ruled as unconstitutional the requirement that states expand Medicaid programs.
c. It ruled Congress's power to fine citizens who refuse to purchase health care unconstitutional
d. It overturned the earlier decision that expanded federal power in Citizens United v. FEC (2010).
b
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Which of the following was a source of controversy in the 2012 and 2014 elections?
a. the move by some states to allow noncitizens to vote b. the move by some states to ban advertising funded by Super PACs c. the move in some states to reduce the number of early voting days d. the move in some states to eliminate primaries
Between 1988 and 1994, PRI presidents introduced a series of reforms to liberalize the economy to end the country's traditional import substitution industrialization policy. Which of the following was NOT such a reform?
a. The privatization of many state enterprises b. Deregulation of the private sector c. The division of ejidos into individually owned plots of land d. Mexican membership in NAFTA e. The strengthening of Mexican federal system to give more authority to Mexico's traditionally weak central government to promote economic development
The civil service system (1883) was introduced with the passage of what law?
a. the Hatch Act b. the Pendleton Act c. the Administrative Procedures Act d. the Freedom of Information Act
The age at which the full benefits of Social Security can be paid to an individual born in 1960 or later is
A) 50. B) 35. C) 67. D) 77. E) 85.