Evaluate the ability of a minor party to achieve its policy goals.

What will be an ideal response?


Students' answers may vary.

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Richard Posner argues that when a judge applies a statute to a specific case, he or she

a. is bound by the letter of the law. b. will likely have to make a creative judgment. c. must consider the original intent of the framers of the Constitution. d. is not properly carrying out the judicial function.

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A recession is defined by ________

a. a declining GDP for at least 2 quarters in a given year b. an unchanging GDP for at least 2 quarters in a given year c. a declining GDP for at least 2 consecutive quarters d. an unchanging GDP for at least 4 consecutive quarters e. a declining GDP for at least 4 consecutive quarters

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The commissioners court acts as a legislature

A) with limited authority to approve the budget for all county operations. B) to set the tax rate. C) to pass ordinances on a narrow range of policies. D) all of these choices are true.

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Distrust in the solvency of social security has led the federal government to steer working Americans toward alternatives such as supplemental retirement accounts. How has the federal government encouraged such investment?

a. Laws have been passed that progressively require each generation to fund their private retirement investment. b. The government has threatened civil action. c. In order to encourage private retirement accounts, the federal government has increased the use of individual tax credits and incentives. d. In order to receive social security, future retirees must have a privately funded account. e. The government has ignored the issue.

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