One important faction within the Democratic Party that has pushed the party to call for a raise in the minimum wage is ______.
a. business interest groups
b. labor unions
c. political action committees
d. the Tea Party
b. labor unions
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The introduction of devolution by Tony Blair's Labour government involved the
a. creation of power-sharing legislative bodies in all geographical areas throughout the United Kingdom. b. redistribution of formal power to an authority governing London with a directly elected mayor. c. continuance of the private finance initiative (PFI) to expand the involvement of the private sector within the revitalization of British public services. d. redistribution of policy-making powers to quangos within the British political system. e. redeployment of power from the House of Commons to the House of Lords.
If a bill passed by Congress remains with the President for more than ten days without him signing it, and Congress
a. is no longer in session, the bill becomes law. b. is still in session, the bill is considered vetoed. c. is no longer in session, the bill has been "pocket vetoed." d. is still in session, the President has until the next session of Congress to sign the bill into law. e. is in session or is not in session, the bill becomes law.
A bill passes the Texas Legislature with 90 percent of the vote in both houses. This is an example of a ______.
a. filibuster b. plurality c. supermajority d. veto
Policymakers might choose to use ________ in order to help make states participants in international law. An example of this is U.S. Secretary of State Albright's visit to North Korea in 2000 despite the fact that we have no embassy there
a. de facto recognition b. de jure recognition c. economic sanctions d. military sanctions e. foreign aid