Which of the following means is employed by states to amend state constitutions?
A) a vote of either a majority or two-thirds of the state legislature and the approval of a majority of the voters at the next election
B) state constitutional conventions
C) the initiative
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
D
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A dramatic increase in size of the federal bureaucracy occurred during the twentieth century, largely as a consequence of
A. the growth of patronage and the rise of political parties. B. the Sixteenth Amendment and the Social Security Act. C. a desire for limited government and an end to earlier regulatory practices. D. the Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II. E. the rise of special-interest groups and unions.
Today, under Senate Rule 22, _____senators must sign a petition requesting cloture.
A. twenty B. ten C. fifteen D. eighteen E. sixteen
One of the uses of an observed correlation is to
A) Impute causality. B) Establish a thorough theoretical basis for a phenomenon. C) Predict future events. D) Apply for a research grant.
Which of the following is true of the state court systems?
a. Each operates with its own set of biases. b. Each complies to federal judicial standards. c. They collectively hear one half of the cases of the federal court system. d. Each adheres to a prescribed to judicial selection process.