A senator who wants to prevent a bill from coming up for a vote might decide to deliberate on the subject matter of the bill for hours since the Senate gives its members the right to unlimited debate. This process is called a(n)
A) mandate.
B) filibuster.
C) pocket veto.
D) hold.
E) initiative.
B
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What is a significant disparity between the core values of American popular culture and the general experiences of fast food workers that generates a stigma around fast food employment?
A. American popular culture values physical and nutritional health to a great extent, while fast food establishments are stigmatized for their contributions to unhealthiness. B. American popular culture values autonomy in terms of an individual’s right to defend their dignity, while fast food employment mandates deferment to the public. C. American popular culture values entrepreneurship and self-made economic attainment, while fast food employment suggests an adherence to corporate growth and capitalism. D. American popular culture values strong family structures, while fast food work is perceived as ensuring a low standard of living for workers’ families.
The poll tax, literacy tests, and grandfather clause were all mechanisms by which ______.
A. the North imposed its will on the South during Reconstruction B. Republicans won most of the elections in the South C. African Americans were able to win elected office during the Jim Crow era D. African Americans were deprived of the right to vote
Broad environmental legislation passed by Congress under the power to regulate interstate commerce has been _____ received in the Supreme Court
a. favorably b. unfavorably c. neutral d. Congress doesn't regulate the environment
Texas's approach to regulation of which of the following policies has historically been less friendly to business?
A. land use B. professional licensing regulations C. right-to-work laws D. workers' compensation