Which of the following is an example of a trade association?
A. the National Rifle Association (NRA)
B. the American Association of Retired People (AARP)
C. the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
D. the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
Answer: D. the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
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Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding judicial selection in Texas?
a) The governor has no role in judicial selection because all judges are elected. b) Although the governor has authority to make appointments to fill judicial vacancies that occur between elections, the governor's authority in this area is insignificant because vacancies seldom occur between elections. c) The governor's authority to make appointments to fill judicial vacancies that occur between elections is significant because of the frequency with which vacancies occur. d) The governor appoints all judges subject to voter approval in a confirmation election. e) Judges appointed by the governor are not required to seek election.
Which of the following amendments was passed in order to overturn a Supreme Court decision?
A) Eleventh Amendment B) Twelfth Amendment C) Seventeenth Amendment D) all of the above E) Twenty-sixth Amendment
The phrase power vertical refers to the idea that
a. a single party or party bloc should dominate politics. b. there should exist an integrated and hierarchal structure of executive power ranging from the national to the local level. c. political power should flow upward from "the people.". d. federal officials should be free to interfere with regional politics. e. regional governments should have some say in the making of federal policy and the federal government should have some say in the making of regional policy.
Which of the following statements is not accurate?
a. A justification for grand juries is to make sure that the D. A. has done some homework and has secured enough evidence to warrant the trouble and expense of a full-fledged trial. b. A justification for grand juries is that they serve as a check on a prosecutor who might be using the office to harass an innocent person for political or personal reasons. c. If the grand jury believes there is probable cause for the accused to be subjected to a formal trial, then an indictment, or true bill, is brought. d. More than 90 percent of all grand jury decisions result in no bills.