What is "budgetary borrowing?"
A. writing a budget with a large deficit, and assuming that the gap will be closed with higher revenues from an improved economy
B. borrowing money to close the difference between revenues and expenditures through selling bonds, or borrowing from state accounts intended for other purposes
C. unfunded mandates that cost the state billions a year
D. bonds that cover needed infrastructure projects
Answer: B
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Which of the following is true regarding evaluation of the American political system?
A) ?The public's trust of government institutions is low. B) ?Political institutions are generally unstable. C) ?Poverty is declining in the U.S. D) ?Political polarization is declining in the U.S. E) Voter turnout is higher in the U.S. than most other democracies.
Public opinion __________
A) has greater force in authoritarian governments than in democracies B) has greater force in democracies than in authoritarian governments C) influences foreign policy decisions but is not influenced by them D) has more effect on foreign policy than domestic policy in democracies
The Virginia Plan was the
a. plan prepared by Thomas Jefferson as an alternative to James Madison’s plan. b. plan for a new state constitution for Virginia. c. plan for a new national government prepared by the delegates from Virginia. d. plan for incorporating Virginia into the United States. e. Constitutional Convention’s response to the New Jersey Plan.
The Supreme Court declared the Defense of Marriage Act to be unconstitutional because it violated the Due Process clause of the______ Amendment.
A. First B. Second C. Fourth D. Fifth