The governor's staff performs all but which of the following functions?
a. Issuing executive orders
b. Evaluating potential appointees
c. Compiling and writing budget recommendations
d. Lobbying legislators, administrators and local governments
e. Coordinating the governor's schedule of ceremonial and official duties
A
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The first draft of the Declaration of Independence was written by whom?
A. Benjamin Franklin B. John Locke C. John Adams D. Thomas Jefferson E. George Washington
The best overall outcome of an arms race between two countries would be for ______.
a. both countries to leave their arms levels as is b. both countries to increase their arms levels c. one country to reduce its arms levels d. both countries to reduce their arms levels
A referendum takes place when
A. the Congress rejects a law passed by a state legislature. B. the U.S. Supreme Court rejects a law because it violates the U.S. Constitution. C. the president refers his or her budget plan to the Congress before the start of a fiscal year. D. a state legislature refers an act of legislation to the voters for approval or disapproval. E. voters choose the candidates who will represent their political party.
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