In 1972, Congress passed the ________,which stated, "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex." It failed to be ratified
A) ?19th Amendment
B) ?Equal Pay Act
C) ?Lilly Ledbetter Act
D) ?Equal Rights Amendment
E) ?Voting Rights Act
D
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The term bureaucratic rings refers to the
a. clientelistic networks established by private interests and mid-level bureaucrats. b. organizational structure of the Brazilian bureaucracy. c. close links between private interests, mid-level bureaucrats, and legislators. d. close links between domestic private interests, foreign commercial interests, and legislators. e. clientelistic networks established between foreign commercial interests and mid-level bureaucrats.
In terms of its impact on the policy-making process, the sexenio
a. makes the Mexican bureaucracy the focal point of policy formulation and the Mexican Congress the focal point of policy manager. b. makes policy innovation less likely since the Mexican President is a lame duck from the start of his term of office. c. traditionally makes the Mexican president the person most responsible for policy slippage. d. makes it easy for the Mexican president to introduce extensive personnel changes upon coming to office in order to build a team of people who are motivated to carry out his policy goals. e. made policy discontinuity impossible before 2000 due to the dominance of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and its ideology within the Mexican political system.
A political party platform is a:
A. Statement of party policy goals B. Legal document describing party history C. Group of party bosses D. Place for party meetings
What distinguishes a means-tested program from a social insurance program?
a. A means-tested program extends benefits based on age categories, while a social insurance program provides benefits based on immediate need. b. A means-tested program only extends benefits to the elderly, while a social insurance program extends benefits to everybody. c. A social insurance program provides benefits based on demonstrated need, while a means-tested program provides benefits based on lifetime contributions. d. A social insurance program provides benefits based on lifetime contributions, while a means-tested program provides benefits based on demonstrated need.