A(n) __________ is an unlimited debate in which one senator or a group of senators keeps talking without interruption unless three-fifths of the chamber votes to end the discussion
a. cameral speech
b. earmark
c. filibuster
d. rotation
c
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The Latin term stare decisis refers to
A. judicial precedent. B. a military coup. C. a vote of confidence in the legislature. D. the split executive of parliamentary government.
Which of the following was NOT one of the Four Modernizations launched by Zhou in 1973?
a. Agriculture b. Industry c. Science d. The military e. The media
A stratarchy is
A) a political system wherein power is diffused among and within levels of party organization. B) an economic system in which power is concentrated in the hands of the wealthy and powerful. C) a social system in which power is hierarchically distributed based on family lineage. D) a familial system in which political beliefs are passed from one generation to the next.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Federal pay tends to be higher than or equivalent with private-sector pay. 2. Union relationships with the federal government are different from those with the private sector. 3. The term five-point veteran refers to the number of years that a veteran served in the armed forces that can be applied toward federal retirement. 4. Revolving-door restrictions allow federal employees to move easily between federal agencies and private-sector businesses with which they have conducted official government business. 5. Employees already holding career positions in civil service advance principally by reductions in force (RIFs).