Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives?
A) He or she is selected by direct popular vote in a general election.
B) He or she controls the proceedings in the House.
C) He or she occupies an apartment in the Capitol.
D) He or she is authorized to name another representative to preside over the chamber temporarily.
A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which agency was supposed to prevent the financial havoc wreaked by Bernie Madoff?
a. The Treasury Department b. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation c. The Federal Reserve d. The Council of Economic Advisors e. The Securities and Exchange Commission
Madison contends that the republican form of government in which elected representatives are delegated responsibility for making governmental decisions addresses the tyranny-of-the-majority problem in which of the following ways?
A. Representation dilutes the factious spirit. B. It can encompass a large population. C. Individuals can be represented by groups. D. Both "representation dilutes the factious spirit" and "it can encompass a large population"
The attitudinal model analyzes judicial decision making by looking at the decision __________ of individual judges to identify attitudes and values guiding those decisions
a. outcomes b. reasoning c. patterns d. style