How are most judges in Texas selected?
A) Non-partisan election B) Partisan election C) Appointment by governor D) Appointment by legislature E) Nomination by the Judicial Selection Committee of the State Bar of Texas and confirmation by the electorate
Answer: B
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Some federal grants, such as categorical grants, ____________, while others, such as block grants, ____________.
A. are for social welfare projects; are for maintenance of infrastructure B. fund only individual citizens; fund only projects for states and localities C. permit only government officials to spend funds; allow the public at large to guide funding D. fund projects in broad categories; impede states' abilities to spend as they wish E. fund specific programs or projects; give states greater flexibility in spending
Which of the following is the reason that states are known as "laboratories of democracy"?
A. States often provide innovative solutions to social and economic problems. B. States raise all of their own funding for social programs. C. States receive equal levels of government aid. D. Most social and economic solutions are finally addressed by the federal government.
Which of the following best defines a political action committee?
A. an organization within a political party that coordinates campaign events B. an organization that focuses on grassroots/outside lobbying C. an organization that conducts voter registration drives D. an organization that solicits campaign contributions and distributes them to political candidates
Which of the following best illustrates the growth in the power of the vice presidency?
A) John Nance Garner's establishment of an office in the West Wing for the vice president B)the direct policy negotiations with Congress while vice president undertaken by Theodore Roosevelt C)the increase in staff under Dick Cheney and his ability to control information and access to the president D)the institutionalization of the vice president as president of the Senate under John Adams