Standing committees contribute to the power of the chambers of the Texas Legislature by ______.

a. making it easier for them to fulfill the governor’s policy goals
b. giving members a place to take popular positions
c. giving the legislature a place to kill undesirable legislation
d. providing a place for the majority party to dominate the legislative process
e. creating a division of labor


e. creating a division of labor

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After independence, which of the following describes Nigerians who are active in public political activities?

A. educated, elite, and involved in traditional agricultural activities B. educated, involved in the modern economy, and non-elite C. elite, involved in the modern economy, but less educated D. non-elite, less educated, and involved in traditional agricultural activities

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Which of the following is an example of thematic framing?

a. A news story takes a mixed view of a certain issue, trying to give local and national perspectives. b. A news story takes a broad view of a certain issue, looking at local, regional, and national aspects. c. A news story takes one point of view on a certain issue, looking at how it affects those with that one point of view. d. A news story takes a focused view of a certain issue, looking at specifics and details.

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The international system contains both major powers like the United States and China and minor powers like Burkina Faso and Albania. This is an example of

A) diversity. B) self-help. C) sovereignty. D) stratification. E) tripolarity.

Political Science

Spoken words that are known to be false and harmful to a person's reputation are an example of

A. obscenity. B. fighting words. C. libel. D. slander. E. slander and fighting words.

Political Science