Explain what federal mandates are and how have they affected the Texas budgeting process.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Federal mandates are regulations set by Congress that state and local governments must meet.
2. These regulations require states to meet minimum standards in a number of areas, from health care to the environment and access for the disabled.
3. These federal mandates put a financial burden on state governments, especially since many mandates are unfunded or underfunded.
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A governor decides that he wants to explore a run for president. After six months the prospective candidate cannot seem to generate any widespread interest or raise funds so he drops out of consideration for the presidential election. This scenario is an example of which of the presidential processes?
a. prenomination b. nomination c. national convention d. general election e. Electoral College
What is true about photo ID laws for voters?
a. Texas specifically rejected introducing such a law. b. The ACLU argues that they place an unfair burden on people who are poor, older, or have limited finances. c. The Supreme Court declared them unconstitutional in the year 2013. d. The ACLU defends them as the best way to prevent voter fraud.
Extraneous variation generally
A) reduces internal validity. B) enhances internal validity. C) has no effect on internal validity. D) affects internal validity only when there are more than two levels of the independent variable.
Most cases reach the Supreme Court primarily by means of a(n)
a. injunction. b. writ of habeas corpus. c. writ of mandamus. d. writ of certiorari. e. stare decisis.