When the Texas Railroad Commission determines the number of barrels of oil that can be pumped during a month, it is engaging in _____
a. administrative discretion
b. civil service
c. lobbying the public
d. illegal interference in free enterprise
e. all of these
a
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Biological and chemical weapons share which of the following characteristics?
a. They are regarded as a "poor man's atomic bomb". b. They can cause widespread injury and death. c. They are prohibited by international law. d. All these are characteristics of biological and chemical weapons.
Which of the following has occurred when a public official makes a decision that might result in a personal economic advantage?
A) co-optation B) conflict of interest C) access D) advocacy
When a group of states cooperates to withhold valued resources
from a state in order to pressure that state to comply without using violence, the strategy employs the use of: A) alliance politics. B) sanctions. C) diplomacy. D) gunboat diplomacy.
What was the rationale for the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v.Ferguson (1896) that upheld the constitutionality of a state law requiring segregated railroad facilities?
a. Former slaves are not entitled to full citizenship rights because they did not immigrate to the United States willingly. b. Former slaves are not entitled to full citizenship rights because they were considered property under the law. c. The Constitution does not prohibit segregation; it only mandates equal protection under the law. d. Railroad transportation involves interstate commerce, which is regulated by Congress; there is no provision in federal law that prohibits segregation.