Which legislative decisions require an absolute two-thirds vote for passage?
a. the state budget
b. veto overrides
c. ratification of referenda
d. committee hearings
B
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a. international terrorism b. our inability to work together to solve global problems c. global pandemics d. the resurgence of nationalism as a response to globalization
What provision of the Fourteenth Amendment served as a cornerstone of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
a. the all men are created equal clause b. the equal protection clause c. the privileges and immunities clause d. the grandfather clause
What was the Sharpstown scandal?
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