Which of the following trends characterized the presidency of Vladimir Putin when he took over from Yeltsin in 2000?
A. Putin focused his presidency on restoring the power of the Russian central
government.
B. Putin sought to re-establish the authority of the subnational governments over the
central government.
C. Putin signed agreements with many regional leaders, giving each special privileges,
subsidies, or exemptions from federal laws.
D. In that period, regional leaders were freed to a large degree from having to follow
the dictates of the president.
E. In that period, legislation to increase regional governors' influence over federal tax
revenue was introduced.
A
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A) protects the right of persons to worship or believe as they wish B) protects the right of persons not to hold any religious beliefs C) protects people from being compelled to act contrary to their religious beliefs unless those beliefs collide with valid law D) all of the above E) allows government funds to be used to build churches
The ______ makes large, long-term loans meant to help build and rebuild the infrastructure of countries.
a. International Monetary Fund b. World Trade Organization c. World Bank d. U.N. Development Fund e. World Savings and Loan Association
In which type of population is it more important to have a large sample?
A) a homogeneous population B) a heterogeneous population C) a stratified population D) a random population
The use of circuit breaker legislation on property taxes is intended to
a. provide tax breaks to rental property owners. b. make those taxes more equitable because the tax rate is closely related to the ability to pay. c. ensure parity in property tax revenues between wealthy and poor neighborhoods. d. make tax collection more efficient.