Which of the following statements about rules of debate on legislation is true? I. In the House, any member who wishes to speak about a particular issue is given a specific amount of time to talk by the Speaker. II. In the House, once debate is closed, final conversation can occur in a specific amount of time before the vote is called. III. In the Senate, a member may keep discussing a bill after
debate is closed to keep it from coming up for a vote. IV. Three-fifths of the Senate must vote to decide to close debate for a legislative matter.
a. Statements I, II, and III
b. Statements II and III
c. Statements I and II
d. Statements I, III, and IV
d
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a. redistributive b. regulatory c. distributive d. constituent
Capital _________________, and labor _______________.
a. can be mobile and immobile / is always immobile b. can be mobile and immobile / can be mobile and immobile c. is always immobile / is always immobile d. is always mobile / is always immobile
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Before the spending increase, the government budget had a surplus of $150 billion. No new taxes are raised. Is the budget still in surplus?
What will be an ideal response?