What procedure limits debate of budget controversies to twenty hours, thereby ending the threat of a filibuster in the Senate?
a. caucus
b. cloture
c. programmatic requests
d. reconciliation
d
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Which Washington, DC, location has become synonymous with the lobbying firms that represent America's biggest and most powerful interests?
A. Pennsylvania Avenue B. Capitol Hill C. K Street D. Wall Street
According to the Court's decision in____________, officers have probable cause when "the facts and circumstances within their knowledge, and of which they had reasonably trustworthy information, [are] sufficient in themselves to warrant a man of reasonable caution in the belief that an offense has been or is being committed."
a. Stanford v. Texas (1965) b. Coolidge v. New Hampshire (1971) c. Brinegar v. United States (1949) d. Illinois v. Gates (1983)
Both General Ibrahim Babangida and General Sani Abacha prolonged their rule by
a. promising to return the country to civilian rule and then regularly delaying it. b. instituting themselves as "presidents-for-life." c. setting up "transitional governments" that were meant to fail. d. manipulating ethnic groups. e. changing the country's constitution.
Many local elections feature candidates who run for "atlarge" seats, which is the same as
a. statewide. b. countywide. c. districtwide. d. citywide.