Tulsa, Oklahoma, which is one of the last large cities to use the commission form of city government, gave what powers to the mayor in an attempt to correct some of the form's shortcomings?

a. budget authority
b. authority to call special sessions
c. appointment authority
d. removal authority


a. budget authority

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Suppose you are a candidate and you want to re-craft your campaign message. With which of the following staff members would you most likely work closely in order to create a compelling and effective message?

a. communications director b. press secretary c. message manager d. field director

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The principal election officer in Texas is the

a. attorney general. b. secretary of state. c. lieutenant governor. d. governor. e. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

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One concern about the wording of questions in polls is that the person being sampled will be unfamiliar with a subject and thereby ______.

a. never participate in a poll again b. inflate the “don’t know” category, making the results meaningless c. refuse to answer the question d. be unlikely to finish the polling session e. give responses solely based on contextual cues

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In nearly every state, the responsibility for creating a state budget lies in the ______.

a. governor’s office b. legislature c. house of representatives d. department of the treasury

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