Governors are typically reactive to the agenda set by the legislature and must rely on the legislature to set the policy agenda
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
ANSWER: FALSE
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Which of the following statements about the Occupy Wall Street movement is true?
a. Fewer Americans support its goals than support the goals of the Tea Party movement. b. Most of its concerns have been addressed by government so it is unlikely that it will appear again. c. The issues of concern to the Occupy Wall Street movement are consistent with the views of a substantial number of Americans. d. It has coalesced into a political party that successfully elected its first candidate to political office in 2012.
How is the Japanese prime minister elected?
a. By popular vote of the Japanese electorate b. By a vote in both chambers of parliament, although the lower chamber's selection prevails if the two votes produce different candidates c. Through "back room deals" among the various parties in the parliament producing the candidate that is essentially every party's second choice d. By a vote in the lower house of the parliament e. By a vote in the lower house of parliament that must be subsequently approved by the upper house
Bills of attainder are laws that ______.
a. strip political rights from convicted felons b. permit persons to be detained and sentenced without trial c. require criminal defendants to testify against themselves d. protect basic civil rights and liberties e. prohibit censorship of anti-government writing and speeches
Which of the following is a component of a state?
a. an identifiable population b. an identifiable religion c. a population with a shared religion d. a population with a shared ethnicity