Congress passes a law requiring all states to provide lunches to students. The law authorized that the federal government pay 75% of the costs, but Congress has appropriated only enough funds to pay for 50% this year
States protest that they should not have to pay for this unfunded mandate. What percentage of the costs will the federal government probably pay?
a. 100%.
b. 75%.
c. 50%.
d. None.
c
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What were the views of James Madison, as espoused in The Federalist Papers, on factions (interest groups) within the political system? How did he propose dealing with potential challenges presented by factions?
What will be an ideal response?
A key component of Anthony Downs's rational-choice model is that __________
a. voters want to maximize the country's well-being b. voters want to maximize party-line victories c. parties want to have meaningful policy debates d. parties want to win office
The Supreme Court has NOT said which of these accepted justifications for warrantless searches are constitutionally valid
a. Plain view b. Hot pursuit c. Emergency searches d. None of the above is true.
In order to be effective, interest groups have to lobby which branches of government?
a. Judicial b. Executive c. Legislative d. Both a and c e. All of the above