Explain why the original Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Act was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, and describe how the new Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Act avoided that constitutional problem.
What will be an ideal response?
Originally, when the president and Congress disagreed about budget cuts, the General Accounting Office was to act in determining budget cuts. However, the Supreme Court ruled that the GAO, a legislative organization, could not perform the executive act of ordering budget cuts for specific executive agencies. The scorekeeper role was subsequently reassigned to the Office of Management and Budget, in the Executive Office of the President.
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One of the more popular forms of government in use today, especially in towns and suburbs, is the council-manager form of government. A characteristic of this form of government is
a. there is no mayor in this form of government. b. a manager is elected directly by the people of the city to run the city in a professional manner. c. the elected mayor and council hire or appoint a city manager, who runs the city for them. d. the city manager, once appointed, can only be removed by impeachment for "high crimes and misdemeanors."
The grim trigger strategy is the most effective way to punish deviant behavior.
a. True b. False
The Delian League was formed in response to the external threat posed by the Persians to the Greek city-states
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The latent group in American society is comprised of those that
a. generally support the political system. b. refuse to vote. c. are known as the elite. d. monopolize public power.