A reasonable inference to be drawn from the textbook on state government is that
a. state governments are relatively small fiscal entities.
b. authority is more dispersed in the executive branch of the state than in the federal government.
c. state government is becoming less and less important in the American political system.
d. in comparison with the presidency, a governor is a powerful figure with much more relative control over the administration of government affairs.
b
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If a vacancy occurs during the term of office of the lieutenant governor, how is a new lieutenant governor selected?
A) A special state-wide election is called to fill the remaining term of the former lieutenant governor B) The Senate elects one of its members to the position of lieutenant governor to serve the balance of the vacant term C) The governor appoints a new lieutenant governor, with the approval of a vote of the full legislature D) The president pro tempore of the Texas Senate takes over the vacated position for the remainder of the term of office E) The Legislative Redistricting Board appoints a new lieutenant governor, with the approval of a vote of the full legislature
In 2009, fewer than one-fourth of Texas legislators were women
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
At the same time that the Literary Digest inaccurately predicted the 1936 presidential election, George Gallup was using what type of methodology to more accurately make predictions from polling data?
A) ?game theory B) ?distribution theory C) ?population control theory D) ?probability sampling methods E) ?distributive properties methods
The first woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court was appointed by
A. President Kennedy. B. President Carter. C. President Reagan. D. President Truman. E. President Eisenhower.