According to one study, the energy industry—primarily oil and gas companies and their peak associations—pumped more than $134.7 million into candidate committees and state parties between 1990 and 2004 . Roughly what percentage of those contributions went to incumbents?
a. 20 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 70 percent
d. 99 percent
c
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Who among the following was NOT a member of the liberal bloc of the Supreme Court in 2018?
A. Elena Kagan B. Clarence Thomas C. Sonia Sotomayor D. Ruth Bader Ginsburg E. Stephen Breyer
How does the United States judicial system differ from those of most other countries?
a. The United States has both federal and state courts, whereas most countries have a single national judiciary. b. The United States has both federal and state courts, whereas most countries have decentralized judicial systems. c. Unlike most other countries, the United States offers justices life tenure. d. Unlike most other countries, the United States grants the judicial branch the power of judicial review.
The ability of the president to use the budget to influence the course of federal policy is best illustrated by the __________
A) War Powers Resolution B) Defense Emergency Response Fund C) Congressional Budget Office D) Administrative Procedures Act
Jefferson and Madison secretly authored the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, which declared that the states did not have to obey __________ national laws and left it to the states to decide which laws fit into that category.
A. unconstitutional B. constitutional C. progressive D. untested