Which of the following is considered reflective of Texas conservative values?
A. trust in government
B. support for ethics changes for government officials
C. concern for the needs of the community
D. resistance to change
Answer: D
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________ are often paid on a per-course-taught basis
A. Adjunct faculty B. Full-time faculty C. Per diem faculty D. Allowance-based faculty
Which of the following weakened the power of the governor by implementing a plural executive?
A) A constitutional amendment in 1850 B) The state's 1861 Confederate Constitution C) The 1886 Constitution of Texas D) The 1869 Constitution of Texas E) The 1876 Constitution of Texas
American founders were deeply skeptical of _______________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Based on the following information from the Irish constitution, is Ireland presidential, parliamentary, or semi-presidential?
• Article 12: There shall be a President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann), hereinafter called the President, who shall take precedence over all other persons in the State and who shall exercise and perform the powers and functions conferred on the President by this Constitution and by law. The President shall be elected by direct vote of the people. • Article 13: The President shall, on the nomination of the Dáil Éireann, appoint the Taoiseach, that is, the head of the Government or Prime Minister. The president shall, on the nomination of the Taoiseach with the previous approval of Dáil Éireann, appoint the other members of the Government. The President shall, on the advice of the Taoiseach, accept the resignation or terminate the appointment of any member of the Government. Dáil Éireann shall be summoned and dissolved by the President on the advice of the Taoiseach. The President may in his absolute discretion refuse to dissolve Dáil Éireann on the advice of a Taoiseach who has ceased to retain the support of a majority in Dáil Éireann. . . . The President shall not be answerable to either House of the Oireachtas or to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers and functions of his office or for any act done or purporting to be done by him in the exercise and performance of these powers and functions. • Article 15: The National Parliament shall be called and known, and is in this Constitution generally referred to, as the Oireachtas. The Oireachtas shall consist of the President and two Houses, viz.: a House of Representatives to be called Dáil Éireann and a Senate to be called Seanad Éireann. • Article 28: The Government shall consist of not less than seven and not more than fifteen members who shall be appointed by the President in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. . . . The Government shall be responsible to the Dáil Éireann. The head of the government, or Prime Minister, shall be called, and is in this Constitution referred to as, the Taoiseach. A. parliamentary B. presidential C. semi-presidential