A "pocket veto" is when
A) Congress overrides a president's veto.
B) the president negates particular provisions of a law while letting the remainder stand.
C) the president fails to sign a law that was passed by Congress within 10 days of the session adjournment.
D) the president makes a major appointment that ordinarily requires congressional confirmation after Congress has adjourned.
E) the president signs a law that was passed by Congress but then tries to block its implementation.
C
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Warren Buffett, the billionaire CEO, has brought attention to the fact that he is taxed at a lower rate than his secretary, who pays almost 30 percent of her income in federal taxes each year. Mr. Buffet is taxed at a lower rate because
A) his salary is diverted into Roth IRA accounts, which are not taxed until the money is dispersed. B) he has diverted 30 percent of his salary into U.S. Treasury bonds and those are taxed at a lower rate than salaries. C) he has diverted 30 percent of his salary into pretax investment funds, which are not taxed until the money is dispersed. D) his income comes from dividends, which are taxed at 15-20 percent. E) he is older than his secretary and current tax rates are based on income as well as on age.
Which of the following is not a function of an American president?
a. acting as commander in chief b. serving as party chief c. acting as national spokesman d. serving as head of the final court of appeal
Linked to the problem of uncontrollable budgetary expenditures is the concept of “backdoor” spending. Identify and describe the internal conflict that results from backdoor spending. Additionally, identify the three principal types of backdoor spending, provide an example of each, and describe how this type of spending impairs the ability of the federal government to control expenditures.
What will be an ideal response?
Tamara has just finished collecting her data for her research methods final project. Her results indicate that there is not a statistically significant difference between the means of the groups. In this situation, Tamara should __________
a. fail to reject the null hypothesis. b. reject the null hypothesis. c. Both A and B d. None of the above