If a bill is tabled, it means that
a. the committee will vote on it in seven days
b. it has passed through the committee process.
c. the committee has sent the bill for markup.
d. the committee will consider it at a later time, if at all.
d
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National security is a broad term referring to
a. specific work done by the CIA and FBI. b. the country’s policy to keep all nations safe for democracy. c. a set of programs and principle directing the government’s interactions with other nations. d. safety from external hazards to the nation’s territory, sovereignty, and freedom of action, as well as to its people’s lives and property. e. laws and directives governing military activities.
The responsibilities of the General Assembly of the UN are to
a. approve the budget, pass resolutions, and select the UN secretary general in conjunction with the Security Council. b. begin actions on collective security, economic sanctions, and peacekeeping forces. c. raise money, govern trusteeships, and pass judgment on international legal cases. d. none of the above
All of the following environmental actions occurred during the Obama administration EXCEPT
A. the EPA was captured by interests of the coal and oil industries. B. the EPA issued a finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. C. the EPA issued rules making new coal-based power plants nearly impossible to construct. D. President Obama prevented the Keystone XL pipeline from being constructed. E. President Obama issued new EPA rules to cut emissions from existing power plants.
Federalism is
A) a political system in which sovereignty is wielded solely in a sub-national government. B) a political system in which governmental authority is wielded solely by a central or federal government. C) the division of power between different levels of government. D) the division of power between state and local governments. E) a political system in which the various levels create a voluntary association.