A municipality that can take any actions not prohibited by state or federal law or the constitutions of the United States or the state of Texas can be classified by which of the following terms?
a) home-rule city
b) general-law city
c) Dillon's rule
d) enterprise zone
e) extraterritorial jurisdiction
Answer: A
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a. Problem identification/definition, agenda setting, formulation, legitimation, implementation, evaluation b. Agenda setting, problem identification/definition, legitimation, formulation, implementation, evaluation c. Implementation, problem identification/definition, agenda setting, formulation, legitimation, evaluation d. Formulation, problem identification/definition, agenda setting, implementation, legitimation, evaluation
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What was the core purpose of the United States' "Atoms for Peace" program?
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