The __________ in Congress makes it particularly vulnerable to special interest groups and to the appeals of highly paid lobbyists
a. partisan system
b. decentralized committee system
c. bipartisan system
d. imbalance of power
Answer: b
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Which city in Texas began operating a light-rail system in 1996, becoming the first city in the American Southwest to do so?
a. Houston b. Austin c. San Antonio d. El Paso e. Dallas
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a. people pay taxes on only the first $128,400 of their incomes b. only the wealthy qualify for Social Security c. today’s youth are unlikely to receive Social Security d. the elderly are taxed at higher rates than the young e. everyone is taxed at the same rate regardless of income
What is idealism? How is realism a critique of idealism? How can a country's foreign policy be driven by both realism and idealism?
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