Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Germany’s corporatist system long used tripartite agreements among government, business, and labor to set major social and economic policies.
2. The term “convergence” helps explain how different kinds of institutions in different economies are complementary.
3. According to the “comparative institutional advantage” idea, globalization will eventually overwhelm the power of nation-states to set distinct economic policies.
4. The globalization debate was first manifested in the 1970s in wealthy countries as a concern about deindustrialization
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
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a. legalize medical marijuana. b. better the odds of state lotteries. c. grant children of illegal immigrants instate tuition. d. eliminate the sales tax on textbooks.
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the governor's powers of removal?
a) The governor can remove any state executive official. b) The governor has no power of removal. c) The governor can remove his or her own appointees but only with a two-thirds vote of approval by the Senate. d) The governor can remove any appointees but only with a two-thirds vote of approval by the Senate. e) The governor can remove a state executive official after a recommendation by the Texas Civil Service Commission.
Which of the following statements about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) is LEAST accurate?
A. The FISC hears evidence presented on behalf of the U.S. government, but not on behalf of suspected foreign agents. B. When the FISC refuses to grant the U.S. government a warrant, the government can appeal the case with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. C. The FISC rarely meets because the government almost always obtains a warrant. D. The FISC meets in secret to determine whether the U.S. government can legally spy on suspected foreign spies. E. In the last two decades, Congress has placed greater restrictions on the powers of the FISC to grant warrants to obtain evidence that can be used in criminal trials.
The major source of power for the Senate majority leader is ______.
a. control over the choice of committee chairs b. the strict party discipline expected of members in floor voting c. the ability to put holds on legislation favored by individual members d. influence over the scheduling of legislation for floor consideration