The Texas governor's power to issue binding orders to executive agencies is known as
a. budgetary power.
b. veto power.
c. removal power.
d. directive authority.
e. impeachment power.
D
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Which is NOT one of the modernizing changes in state and larger city legislative bodies since the 1960s?
a. Higher salaries for legislators. b. Support of permanent staff for legislators. c. Offices for legislators. d. Appointment of a permanent liaison officer with the governor's office.
All of the following are arguments in favor of abstinence-only sex education EXCEPT:
a) Only abstinence is a foolproof method of avoiding STDs and pregnancy. b) Respect must be shown for teenagers' growing sense of autonomy. c) The mixed message of "don't, but here's how" confuses students. d) The goal of sex education ought to be to teach that refraining from sex outside marriage is the expected standard.
C. Wright Mills would argue that which of the following governs in the United States?
A) "The people" govern through political leaders who are nominated as candidates of political parties or who run as independents and are elected by the people. B) A "power elite" governs. C) Different decisions are arrived at by different sets of leaders. D) None of the above. E) Power in society is really insignificant.
For interest groups to function properly, there must be __________
a. a two-party system b. an adversarial media c. a strong government d. an educated citizenry