________ refers to politics through the manipulation of votes by extravagant promises
a. Authoritarianism
b. Statism
c. Democracy
d. Populism
e. Demagoguery
E
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2 The Congress is active in establishing tort reform at the national level
a. true b. false
You are fed up with your long-serving Republican congressman. So you and likeminded activists start a petition for the state's Democrat-controlled legislature. Why is this effort a waste of your time and resources?
a. Congressmen cannot be term-limited. b. Impeachment is the only legal recourse. c. U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton (1995) decided that states cannot limit the terms of members of Congress. d. The state legislature needs to recall the congressman first.
Judges have ordered Massachusetts to change the way it hires firefighters, even though the state does not receive aid from the federal government for firefighting. Such an order is referred to as a
A. condition of aid. B. quid pro quo order. C. mandate. D. pro bono requirement. E. per curiam order.
Which of the following statements is true of the Legislative Budget Board (LBB)?
a. The LBB begins to construct the budget using the Biennial Revenue Estimate from state agencies. b. The LBB is chaired by an elected member of the Senate Committee on State Affairs. c. The LBB's plan is introduced only in the Senate and not in the House. d. The LBB and the governor have the power to impound funds without having to call a special session.