The term lame duck refers to

a. a chief executive representing a party other than the one in the majority in the legislature.
b. an ineffective chief executive.
c. a chief executive being investigated by the court or by the legislature for wrongdoing in office.
d. a chief executive in the last months of his or her final term in office.


Answer: d

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