In 1981, oil and gas made up around what percentage of gross state product (GSP)?
a. 5 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 15 percent
d. 20 percent
e. 25 percent
e. 25 percent
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When the federal government makes a block grant, ______.
A. it will match whatever the state will spend on a specific purpose B. it gives an exact amount of money to spend for some purpose C. it can only be used at the local level D. it is tied to prison reform
Some government agencies discourage the development of gaming entertainment (including casinos) because of the fear of high social costs.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The spoils system was the practice of a. removing all government employees from the previous administration to provide jobs for supporters of the new administration. b. seeking bribes from all government employees from the previous administration who wanted to keep their jobs. c. keeping all government employees from the previous administration who wanted to stay, but paying supporters of
the new administration more money. d. administering merit tests to employees who wished to join government service.
When the Supreme Court invalidated the 1875 Civil Rights Act, it argued that
A) the Fifteenth Amendment was unconstitutional. B) it deprived majorities of their basic rights. C) it deprived minorities of their basic rights. D) the Fourteenth Amendment restricted only state action, not the actions of private citizens. E) the Thirteenth Amendment removed all existing restrictions on former slaves.