Treaties must be approved by
a. both houses of Congress.
b. the House of Representatives.
c. the Senate.
d. the Supreme Court.
e. two-thirds of state legislatures.
ANS: C
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When yearly government spending exceeds tax receipts we have
A) inflation. B) a budget deficit. C) balance of payment problems. D) stagflation. E) tax-and-spend liberalism.
Which of the following events occurred in 1978 and resulted in trade cooperation between the U.S. and China?
a. The CCP responded to the demands at the Tiananmen Square demonstration. b. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution was initiated. c. The United States recognized the People's Republic of China as the sole government of China. d. The CCP demanded that Chairman Mao cut ties with the USSR.
A congressional earmark allows which of the following?
A. Deficit spending rather than balancing the federal budget B. More discretionary funds that can be channeled to where the money is most needed C. The government to spend money on a specific project D. A tax loophole for a specific corporation E. The funding required for entitlement programs
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Rules regarding congressional eligibility include quotas to create a legislative body representative of the people 2. An individual must be at least thirty years old to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. 3. To be eligible for service in Congress, candidates must live in the state that they seek to represent. 4. Senators must have been U.S. citizens for at least nine years before election to Congress.