To enact a law applying specifically to Collin County, the Texas legislature would pass a
A) special bill.
B) local bill.
C) joint resolution.
D) concurrent resolution.
B
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a. Karl Marx b. Immanuel Kant c. Woodrow Wilson d. Thomas Hobbes
Tipping takes place when
A) a substantial group of voters switches party allegiance. B) increasing numbers of voters call themselves independents. C) groups of voters grow large enough to change the partisan balance in a district, state, or country. D) birth rates decrease. E) third party candidates enter the race.
What is a consequence of politicization of the bureaucracy?
A)It can degrade the operation of affected agencies, as political appointees are always controversial and tend to both foster tension within agencies and draw negative media attention. B)It can infuse the affected agencies with new energy, as political appointees help to minimize the tensions that exist between the executive branch and Congress, thereby creating greater opportunities for cooperation in meeting policy goals. C)It can increase the efficiency of agency operations because the expert policy knowledge held by most political appointees enhances the trust of their subordinates and contributes to lasting policy change. D)It can degrade the operation of affected agencies, as the relatively short tenures of political appointees can compromise their ability to learn the culture of their agency and can erode institutional memory.
Which statement explains why the 2010 health care reform bill contained no provision for a public insurance option?
a. President Obama threatened to veto any bill containing public option provisions. b. Opinion polls showed that the public option was strongly opposed by most Americans. c. Bureaucrats in the Medicare system testified before Congress that a public option would be highly inefficient. d. Lobbyists for the health insurance industry were able to convince Congress to drop consideration of a public option.