Basing decisions on what was spent the year before is
a. incrementalism
b. gridlock.
c. budget planning.
d. historical practice.
a
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A) a House of Representatives apportioned by the number of free inhabitants plus three-fifths of the slaves and a Senate consisting of two members from each state selected by the state legislatures B) a House of Representatives apportioned by the number of free inhabitants and a Senate consisting of two members from each state selected by the state legislatures C) a House of Representatives apportioned by the number of free inhabitants plus three-fifths of the slaves and a Senate consisting of two members from each state elected directly by the people of those states D) a bicameral legislature in which both houses would be apportioned according to the number of free inhabitants plus three-fifths of the slaves E) a unicameral legislature in every state
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A. Petroleum B. Ethanol C. Coal D. Detergent E. Alkaline
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a. by the Supreme Court b. by the president c. by state courts d. by state legislatures