The procedural powers of the presiding officers of the Texas legislature include all but which one of the following powers?
a. The power to call special sessions of the legislature
b. The power to recognize legislators wishing to speak
c. The power to determine the timetable for debate
d. The power to refer bills to committees
e. The power to appoint legislators to committees and to appoint committee chairpersons
A
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A free-market capitalist system
a. involves a substantial role for government in the regulation of the economy and the establishment of social welfare programs. b. rests on the principle that conditions of economic exchange are set by interactions between suppliers and purchasers. c. was a combination of state-led development measures and authoritarian political practices. d. benefits a small number of economically and politically powerful individuals. e. is a form of capitalism that accepts the general principle of free market economics, but allows significant government involvement in the economy in order to protect domestic economic interests.
The doctrine of prior restraint prevents the government from prohibiting speech or publication __________
a. that is obscene b. after the fact c. that is illegal d. before the fact
The 1948 document that includes a range of inalienable rights that every individual possesses is known as the
a. Geneva Conventions. b. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. c. Maastricht Treaty. d. European Convention on Human Rights.
Under current campaign finance laws, corporations, unions, and individuals may make unlimited donations to
a. the Federal Election Commission. b. individual candidates. c. political parties. d. PACs. e. super PACs.