The acronym FAIIR indicates characteristics
a. such as accountability and independence, considered by the Citizens' Conference on State Legislatures to becritical to legislatures' improvement
b. ranging from "freedom from influence" by narrow interest groups to the "risk taking" needed to solve thestates' problems.
c. considered by the Governors' Conference on State Legislatures to be critical to legislatures' improvement.
d. ranging from "informed by an effective staff" to "integrated with the governor's office.".
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Because of the increase in Medicaid recipients, some states had to
A) revise the eligibility rules to reduce the number of families eligible for Medicaid. B) increase taxes to prevent a budget deficit related to Medicaid. C) request a greater percentage of reimbursement from Congress. D) suspend reimbursement to physicians for costly medical procedures. E) surrender state involvement in Medicaid back to the federal government.
Federalism presents opportunities for two kinds of majorities to pursue their interests in competition with each other. These majorities are which of the following?
a. consociational and bicameral b. state and national c. local and regional d. state and regional
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In reports issued in 1999, 2008, and 2012, Texas Watch, a consumer advocacy group, __________
a. found that the Texas Supreme Court consistently ruled in favor of consumers over business-related litigants b. argued that the continuation of partisan elections for Texas Supreme Court justices was the only way to ensure fairness in court rulings c. concluded that the Republican justices on the Texas Supreme Court were as activist as earlier Democratic justices, just with a different viewpoint d. found no relationship between campaign contributions and rulings by the Texas Supreme Court