Decisions on how to allocate total spending among agencies and programs are made by ______.

A. the appropriations committees in the House and the Senate
B. the budget committees in the House and the Senate
C. the finance committees in the House and the Senate
D. the joint (House and Senate) committee on the economy


A. the appropriations committees in the House and the Senate

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According to the Constitution, the president must be a(n)

a. natural born citizen. b. citizen by the age of 35. c. citizen for ten years. d. citizen of a particular state. e. elected official before becoming president.

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In 2011, Governor Rick Perry signed a law that would require voters to provide which of these prior to voting?

a. a photo ID card b. a signature that matches the one on their driver's license c. payment for the poll tax currently in effect d. proof of passing the state literacy test e. a credit card

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As early as the late 1980s, states had much more success in negotiating agreements and developing regimes to manage the ozone layer than __________

A) increased levels of whaling B) deforestation C) melting of the polar ice caps D) global warming

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Détente is ________

a. the appeasement of a dominant country during a major war b. the period after rapprochement c. America's submitting to the Soviet Union d. the era of increased hostilities between the U.S. and the Soviet Union e. a relaxing of tensions between countries

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