Patronage resulted in jobs given based on support rather than on ______.
a. merit
b. money
c. relationships
d. connections
a. merit
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As of the most recent Supreme Court ruling on the matter,
A. state governments can't tax federal bonds, but the federal government can tax state bonds. B. state governments and the federal government are free to tax each other's bonds. C. state governments and the federal government may not tax each other's bonds. D. state governments can tax federal bonds, but the federal government can't tax state bonds. E. whether a state government can tax federal bonds or the federal government can tax state bonds must be decided on a case-by-case basis.
Which of the following is a criterion to join a single currency in the EU?
A. national debt above 60 percent of GDP B. inflation no more than 10 percentage points above the average of the three lowest-inflation members C. budget deficit less than 3 percent of GDP D. balance-of-payment deficit less than 10 percent of GDP
Senators are elected to serve
a. Two-year terms b. Three-year terms c. Four-year terms d. Six-year terms
Assume both the Texas House and Senate have passed omnibus transportation bills. The bills are almost identical, with slight differences. How will these differences be reconciled prior to the bill being sent to the governor for consideration?
A. by a special committee that is chaired by the speaker and vice-chaired by the lieutenant governor B. by the governor's staff, who will reconcile any differences C. in conference committee D. in the standing committees that have jurisdiction