Separation of powers
A) is not found in the Texas Constitution.
B) gives the majority of power to the executive branch.
C) places the lawmaking, law-enforcing, and law-adjudicating powers in separate branches of government.
D) has been rejected by American constitutional theory.
C
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A President can issue a pardon in which of the following circumstances?
A. For all offenses against the United States, including cases of impeachment. B. For all offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment. C. For all offenses against the United States or any state. D. For all offenses against the United States, any state, or any locality. E. For all offenses against a state, but only after that state's governor has refused to grant a pardon.
In the sense of the definition of social movements as "the instruments of outsiders," how did women's rights, civil rights, religious fundamentalist, and pro-immigration activists make the political climate more democratic?
a. by encouraging participation b. by overcoming political inequality c. by creating new majorities d. by overcoming constitutional limitations on change
Theory building is analogous to:
A. historical analysis B. statistical analysis C. puzzle-solving D. case studies E. interpretation
In the United States, federal judges affect policymaking primarily by _____
a. mirroring public opinion b. amending the constitution c. ruling on the constitutionality of government actions d. impeaching members of the executive and legislative branches