Before federal funds can be allocated to programs through appropriations, what must occur?
a. authorization
b. earmarks
c. continuing resolution
d. sunset provision
e. gate-keeping
a
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a. because they did not have enough troops on the ground to achieve this goal b. because they could not obtain accurate information on their location c. because the Iraq military surrounded the weapons with civilians d. because Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction
Affirmative action is a series of policies or active government efforts to bring valued members of disadvantaged groups in proportion with their percentage in the general population to the workplace or educational institution
A. True B. False
The Supreme Court case in which the Court decided that it "ought not enter this political thicket" of reapportionment was
A) Baker v. Carr. B) Colgrove v. Green. C) Reynolds v. Sims. D) Wesberry v. Sanders. E) Marbury v. Madison.
Which of the following best describes the reason that the two-party system has endured in the United States?
A. Constitutional provision for a bipartisan system that mirrors the bicameral legislature B. Prevalence of single-member electoral districts C. Prevalence of multimember electoral districts D. Rules of proportional representation E. Constitutional restriction on the speech of third-party candidates