The federal budget's discretionary, nondefense spending is about ___________of the federal budget
a. 20 percent
b. 15 percent
c. 10 percent
d. 5 percent
a
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Given the preference orderings listed below, what would the result be of a pair-wise contest between the spending choices education and medical?
Imagine that three city council members are trying to decide how to spend a surplus.The options currently being debated are (i) spend it on improving primary education in the municipality, (ii) spend it on improving the level of medical care offered by the local hospital, or (iii) lower local taxes and use the surplus to cover the costs of existing programs.The council employs majority rule to make its decisions.The councillors have the following preference orderings over the spending choices:
Assume that the councillors hold a round-robin tournament that pits each alternative against every other alternative in a series of pair-wise votes.The winner is the alternative that wins the most contests.Based on this information, answer the following four questions.
A. education
B. medical
C. tax cut
D. it would be a tie
The voting framework for the General Assembly of the United Nations is based on
a. the veto power of the great powers. b. one state, one vote. c. the economic share of the world's regions. d. the victorious countries following World War II.
A representative who sought power within the House would likely want a seat on ______.
a. the House Rules Committee b. as many joint committees as possible c. the Standards of Official Conduct Committee d. as many conference committees as possible
The texas legislature can be characterized as what