Which of the following terms was often used to describe the teetering finances for federal, state, and local governments?
A. fiscal precipice
B. fiscal cliff
C. glass ceiling
D. debt ceiling
Answer: B
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a. controlling money supply b. raising and maintaining an army c. establishing a post office d. the power to tax
The Blue Card scheme is a European Union policy that
a. specifies water purity standards. b. forces Germany to grant citizenship to the second-and third-generation guest workers. c. makes "guest worker" programs illegal. d. permits highly skilled foreigners living outside the European Union to live and work in its member states, including Germany. e. permits member states, like Germany, to adopt more restrictive rules concerning political asylum.
A person who is employed by and acts for an organized interest group or corporation to influence policy decisions and positions in the executive and legislative branches is known as a ________
A. senator B. legislator C. lobbyist D. convener E. caseworker
The Constitution divides power between the national government and state governments. This is a key tenet of __________
a. confederation b. federalism c. pure democracy d. oligarchy