The most powerful office in the House of Representatives is the _________ and in the Senate it is the __________.
A. majority leader; Speaker of the Senate
B. Speaker of the House; majority leader
C. majority whip; president pro tempore
D. majority leader; president pro tempore
E. Speaker of the House; Senate whip
Answer: B. Speaker of the House; majority leader
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Which of the following describes Texas Exceptionalism?
a. the failure of Texas to join the Union b. Texas having been a part of both Spain and Mexico c. an attitude of uniqueness felt by Texans when looking back at the Republic era d. the unique part that Texas played in the Confederacy
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies is elected through a __________ electoral system
a. single-member district b. first-past-the-post c. single-transferable-vote d. state-level proportional representation
Special conventions in each state were used to ratify the Constitution because
A) conventions were more democratic than legislatures. B) conventions could meet more quickly than legislatures. C) most legislatures were unlikely to approve the document. D) legislatures were likely to take far too long to approve the document. E) legislatures were far more likely to attempt to amend the document.
______ is the ability of the planet Earth to meet the needs of its population.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).