Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Congressional elections are usually not conducive to amateurs, who often lack the knowledge, political organization, and well-honed political skills required for success in the high-stakes enterprise of a national campaign.
2. The Speaker of the House is second in the line of succession (behind the vice president) to the presidency in the event of the president’s death, resignation, removal from office, or inability to conduct the office’s duties.
3. Congress has three types of committees: standing, joint, and select.
4. Joint committees contain members of both the House and the Senate.
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
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a. within certain rules b. within the perimeters of politics. c. by virtue of people power. d. by God-given values.
Shortly after coming to office in 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed officials who challenged many of the nation's civil rights policies
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
State accounts are audited under the direct supervision of the
A) state comptroller. B) state treasurer. C) lieutenant governor. D) state auditor.
The Supreme Court denied the Hazelwood High School student newspaper the right to print certain stories, using the argument that
A) young people do not have First Amendment protection against libel. B) the exercise of free expression by students is in violation of state educational codes. C) schools that allow free expression by students can legally be denied federal funding. D) incitement is never protected speech, even if it originates in a school newspaper. E) the exercise of free expression by students cannot impede the educational mission of the school.