Which of the following constitutional principles was most important to the Supreme Court’s decision in Lawrence and Garner v. Texas (2003)?
a. the right to privacy
b. freedom of speech
c. the establishment clause
d. the supremacy clause
a. the right to privacy
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The Supreme Court has used selective incorporation to __________ the authority of states
a. protect b. limit c. expand d. define
What did Obama do when the House of Representatives passed a measure that would grant lawmakers the ability to sue the president for not executing the law?
A)He challenged the law in court. B)He signed it into law. C)He threatened to veto it. D)He claimed executive privilege.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The rigidities of the line-item budget may inhibit the effectiveness of good government managers by limiting how they can spend the money allocated to the agency. 2. Congress favored the reforms that the Gore commission recommended to move the federal government toward a biennial budget, to enable organizations to plan more effectively and deliver services more efficiently. 3. Primary responsibility for all aspects of the budget rest with Congress, as stipulated by the “power of the purse” authority in the Constitution. 4. The budget deficit calculations for a given year include surpluses and deficits in the Social Security Trust Fund. 5. All state governments in the United States must balance their budget according to state constitutions.
The fact that 43 percent of people filing income tax returns in 2013 paid no income tax at all is partly explained by the fact that the income tax is __________
a. regressive b. progressive c. proportional d. flat