Why was the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978 so significant?
What will be an ideal response?
Prop 13 helped people realize the power of the initiative process; an overwhelming number of voters supported the grassroots, citizen initiative that addressed a problem the legislature refused to solve. Further, it forever changed the rules regarding taxation and state budgeting practices, effectively altering the balance of power between states and local governments. Those rule changes also affected the long-term availability of tax revenue, which has an impact on state budgets to this day.
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As racial and ethnic minority groups become majorities in more states, what might happen to political divisions in those states and what might the effects of this trend be on public policies?
What will be an ideal response?
Continuing a tradition that extended back to President Andrew Jackson in the early nineteenth century, under President George H.W. Bush, roughly one-third of the ambassadors were non-foreign-service-career appointees, and more than 50 percent of those ambassadorships were considered __________ because they were basically unqualified for the job—they are friends or, more often, major
contributors to the president's campaign who possess little foreign policy interest or knowledge. a. nepotism c. political appointments b. merit appointments d. insider appointments
All of the following characterize face to face interviews except
a. cost can be a problem. b. the interviewer can clarify ambiguous questions. c. getting a representative sample is easier than with the other methods. d. they might be limited to a small geographical area.
Which of the following statements best describes the process of logrolling?
a. Legislators may choose to link several smaller pieces of legislation together to make a positive vote more appealing to a larger group of legislators. b. Legislators may vote in favor of a piece of legislation for future electoral benefits. c. Legislators may vote in support of legislation that will receive enough overriding votes in the case of a presidential veto. d. Legislators may vote in favor of one piece of legislation in exchange for support for their own legislation some time in the future.