In legislative terminology, a calendar is a list of:
A. issues that need consideration during an upcoming session.
B. bills waiting in line for floor action.
C. legislators waiting for their turn to introduce bills.
D. legislators ranked by seniority.
B
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Which of the following groups have benefited, either directly or indirectly, from the implementation of the Voting Rights Act?
a. independents b. African Americans c. nonvoters d. states' rights advocates e. fundamentalists
The theory of peak oil predicts that
a. the discovery of new oil fields will keep pace with rising consumption. b. demand for oil will soon decline. c. renewable energy sources will soon replace oil. d. the production of oil cannot keep pace with rising levels of consumption.
Which of these recommendations is based on the rational-material view of low voter in the United States?
a. Reduce the number of choices presented on the ballot in each election. b. Hold elections for local, state, and national offices on three separate days. c. Require employers to give workers two hours of paid break time on election day. d. Revoke a citizen's right to vote when he or she has not voted in the past five elections.
Which of the following is the term used for “friend of the court” briefs, the companion briefs supporting an argument in an existing court case? Interest groups use these when the outcome of the case may have an impact on their issues
a. petition b. amicus curiae c. habeas corpus d. subpoena e. discovery