The political cause of the resource curse is ______.
a. increasing labor costs
b. patronage politics
c. changing commodity prices
d. dwindling resources
b. patronage politics
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The Social Security Act induced states to enact which of the following programs through the imposition of the payroll tax on all employers?
A. Supplemental Security Income B. Unemployment Compensation C. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families D. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Why are coattail effects not prevalent in gubernatorial elections?
A. The coattail effect is never significant. B. Only presidential popularity determines the winner. C. Most such elections are off-year elections. D. Most such elections are conducted in the same year as presidential elections.
A person assisting political leadership in communicating with citizens, volunteering in a campaign, or regularly attending political rallies might be labeled _________.
A. a foot soldier B. a single-issue activist C. an extremist-activist D. a political leader
As governor of Texas, Rick Perry attempted to increase his power through all of the following EXCEPT ______.
a. not making new appointments while the legislature was in session and making recess appointments afterward b. issuing an executive order to require sixth-grade girls in Texas schools to get the HPV vaccine c. endorsing proposals for a new constitution d. issuing an executive order to reduce the time it takes coal-fired power plants to obtain a permit e. using his power of appointment to gain large campaign contributions from those he appointed to university regent positions