Since Roe v. Wade, pro-life advocates have moved from pressuring Congress to pass restrictions on abortion rights to focusing on state legislatures, where they have had more success. This strategy is an example of _____.
a. competitive federalism
b. venue shopping
c. new federalism
d. crosscutting pressure
b. venue shopping
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__________ is the third-largest source of revenue for Texas.
A. Sales tax B. The oil tax C. The motor fuels tax D. The motor vehicle sales tax
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
a. created the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and the Civil Service Commission (CSC). b. delegated all personnel administration and collective bargaining responsibilities to agencies. c. streamlined disciplinary procedures, except for dismissal procedures. d. strengthened protections for “whistle-blowers”. e. none of the above.
Chief Justice John Marshall
a. favored states' rights. b. was nationalist-oriented. c. was successfully impeached. d. only participated in relatively minor cases. e. was racist.
According to the text, federal reform efforts have borrowed strategies and ideas from all of the following EXCEPT ______.
a. private companies b. state governments c. local governments d. nonprofit organizations