In the Texas legislature, almost all of the __________ bills passed in every session are passed during the __________ of the proceedings.
A. 7,500; last 60 days
B. 1,250; last 30 days
C. 800; last 20 days
D. 150; last 40 days
Answer: C
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a. Occupy Wall Street b. Tea party c. AIPAC d. Jubilee 2000
Which of these is a consequence of the county being the creation of the state and lacking home-rule authority? a. The organization and structure of county governments are uniform throughout the state. b. Counties often find themselves with unnecessary offices
c. Citizens of counties cannot change their form of government. d. Counties lack ordinance-making power to respond to problems. e. All of these are consequences.
Consent of the people means
a) government and laws derive their legitimacy from the consent of the governed b) the people must consent to everything the government does c) government must get consent of the people before it can go to war d) universal suffrage e) only Congress needs to get consent from he people
Among the reasons American government is now much harder to administer than in the 18th and 19th centuries is that
A. The United States consists of 300 million diverse and free people, instead of 4 million people in a slave-holding society. B. The United States is politically divided. C. The 20th century featured more consensus among the political elite. D. Federalism has reduced the importance of the states. E. There are fewer interest groups participating in government today.