A newly elected president in Mexico can reappoint up to thirty-thousand positions. This is an example of _____
a. patronage
b. polarization
c. executive autonomy
d. regulatory independence
Answer: a
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Forbidding perjury and requiring silence in courts are examples of
a. limits on the clear and present danger test. b. the free tendency test. c. the preferred freedoms doctrine. d. limits on freedom of expression. e. the free exercise clause.
Which of the following items is taxed at the state and federal level, with revenue often dedicated to transportation expenses?
a. Natural Gas b. Oil c. Gasoline d. Tobacco
Capital-intensive, economic-growth development strategies would seem to favor
a. handmade products over factory production. b. government-subsidized companies over international corporations. c. dams for electricity production over locally dug irrigation ditches. d. microcredit financing over loans from international banks. e. capital accumulation by foreign aid over export earnings.
When the text says that "the private welfare state is really not so private," this mainly means that
A. the data on these issues is readily available to the public. B. the U.S. government collects taxes on the benefits paid through the private welfare state. C. the government subsidizes the private welfare state through the tax code. D. beneficiaries of the private welfare state are U.S. citizens. E. Congress determines the level and duration of all benefits paid by the private welfare state.