Which of the following statements represents an informal method used to adapt the Constitution?
A. Congress suspends civil liberties during time of war.
B. The Supreme Court creates a specialized court to review requests for wiretapping for suspected terrorists.
C. The Supreme Court makes recess appointments to lower federal courts when the president delays confirmation of appointees.
D. The president delegates to a federal agency the power to write regulations.
E. Congress passes a law that regulates business conducted between different states because of the commerce clause.
Answer: E
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Which of the following is true regarding how proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution appear on the ballot?
A) The ballot contains only the number assigned to the proposed constitutional amendment; it does not contain a description of the amendment. B) The ballot language is not constrained by a prescribed legal style. C) Proposed amendments are always written in ways that promote understanding of what the amendments would accomplish. D) The ballot language of a proposed amendment is often incomprehensible without reading the explanations published in advanced. E) Texas law requires that descriptions of the proposed amendments must be written at a sixth-grade level.
When legal issues have arisen out of foreign policy disputes between the president and Congress, the Supreme Court has generally
A) favored Congress. B) favored the president. C) been reluctant to intervene. D) interpreted the U.S. Constitution quite literally. E) relied on the solicitor general to resolve conflicts.
A regional governmental organization that provides a forum for local city and county leaders to plan for future, common needs such as transportation, housing, and water is called a ______.
A. special district B. council of government (COG) C. federal agency D. LAFCO
Which statement concerning party organization in the Texas legislature is not correct?
a. The liberalism or conservatism of a legislator is often more important than the party label. b. Both Democrats and Republicans chair standing committees in the legislature. c. The presiding officers of the legislature generally deemphasize partisanship. d. Partisanship has absolutely no effect in the Texas legislature, especially in recent years. e. Party divisions are much less important in the Texas legislature than in the U.S. Congress.