The heads of independent regulatory commissions are __________
a. elected
b. part of the president's cabinet
c. selected by the president and confirmed by the Senate
d. allowed to charge for their services
c
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The notion of "collective security" was behind the idea of which of the following?
a. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization b. the Cold War c. the Warsaw Pact d. the League of Nations
Dennis is a criminal justice analyst in Texas. He has been invited to speak at a national conference about the differences between the laws of Texas and the United States. Which of the following would Dennis identify as a key difference between the two?
a. the interpretation of the term juvenile b. the execution of mentally retarded people c. the interpretation of the Eighth Amendment d. the execution of cyber criminals
Those legislative attempts to regulate lobbying prior to the enactment of the 1991 "Ethics Bill" were particularly weak because
a. they were almost certainly unconstitutional. b. they covered only the most costly forms of lobbying. c. there was no agency charged with enforcing them. d. they pertained only to public interest groups. e. they regulated only spending for entertainment.
Which of the following were reasons for the decline of illegal immigration in the 1990s?
A. Mexico's improving economy B. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act of 1996 C. Increased enforcement of immigration laws D. all of the above E. none of the above