Elections are essential to representative democracy because they allow citizens to _____.
A. vote on whether to pass specific laws
B. hold their representatives accountable
C. form political parties
D. vote on whether to impeach the President
Ans: B. hold their representatives accountable
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Which of the following is NOT a way in which the Texas Constitution of 1876 puts severe restrictions on local government in Texas?
A) Each county in Texas has the same basic governmental structure no matter its size or population. B) Any structural change in a county's government requires a constitutional amendment approved by a majority of statewide voters. C) Counties are limited in their ability to raise revenue and provide needed services. D) The restrictions on county and city governments have resulted in the creation of thousands of special district governments across the state. E) The size and number of counties in the state cannot be changed.
In 1870, the Office of the Attorney General, first set up in 1793, was transformed into the Department of _________ to handle the legal business of the nation
A) the Attorney General B) Interior C) Justice D) Legal Affairs E) State
Which of the following is false about the Rules Committee? a. There is a Rules Committee in the Senate
b. There is a Rules Committee in the House of Representatives. c. The Rules Committee decides whether and when a bill comes up for a full vote. d. The Rules Committee decides on the conditions for debate of the bill.
For cosmopolitans,
a. intervention can never be justified because it violates state sovereignty. b. moral judgments do not matter, so intervention is not judged as justified or not justified. c. intervention can be justified when it is necessary to maintain the balance of power and to maintain order. d. intervention is justified only by the power that exercises it. e. intervention can be justified if it promotes individual justice and human rights.