What is a "waiver" in relation to adopting new state laws?

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response would be:
In some cases, governors need to negotiate with federal agencies for a "waiver," an agreement by a federal agency to permit a state to implement a state law that would otherwise conflict with federal law.

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In addition to PsycINFO, what other data bases are mentioned in your text as being helpful in psychological research?

a. MEDLINE and SocINDEX b. BioMed and PhilosophyINDEX c. INASP and JSTOR d. LexisNexis and PubMed

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A "system of prohibitions, penalties, and correctional measures to deal with conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens harm to those individual or public interests for which state protection is appropriate" describes

A. the Texas Code of Conduct. B. Texas Civil Law. C. the Texas Code of Criminal Procedures. D. the Texas Penal Code.

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The Constitution spells out in some detail the workings of which institution that chooses the president?

A. Electoral college B. Federal Election Commission C. House of Representatives D. Senate E. State legislatures

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According to recent research, what medium is the most effective for acquisition of political information?

a. internet newspapers b. television news c. print newspapers d. radio news

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