The governor's budgetary power is __________.
A. quite strong since the legislature is required to give an "up or down" vote on the governor's proposed budget
B. limited since the legislature typically gives greater attention to budgetary recommendations of the Legislative Budget Board
C. strong since he or she gets to appoint all members of the Legislative Budget Board
D. weak since he or she must either accept full budget bills or veto them in their entirety
Answer: B
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a. Zbigniew Brzezinski c. Henry Kissinger b. W. Anthony Lake d. John M. Poindexter
A lawsuit filed by one person on behalf of that person plus all similarly situated individuals is referred to as a(n)
A) amicus curiae. B) appeal. C) class action. D) plurality action. E) writ of habeas corpus.
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a. Foreign governments and merchants could exploit competition among the states to negotiate profitable trade agreements. b. States could exploit competition among themselves to negotiate profitable trade agreements with other states. c. Foreign governments rarely traded with the states. d. Foreign governments and merchants could not exploit competition among the states or easily negotiate profitable trade agreements.
When a small segment of the public forms opinions by paying close attention to political events and issues and the uninformed and inattentive take cues from the attentive segment, what collective action problem does it illustrate?
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