Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1.The general fund includes state income tax, sales tax, bank and corporate taxes, and interest earned by the state on money not currently in use.
2. Proposition 98 (1988) requires the state to to spend 40 percent of its annual income on K-14 education.
3. Voters are directly involved when the state wants to borrow money through bond measures.
4. Proposition 25 changed the vote requirement in the legislature to pass a budget from a supermajority to a simple majority.
5. The budget is subject to a item veto that may reduce or eliminate whole programs.
1.TRUE
2.TRUE
3.TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
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the text, what was his stance on the new legislation? a. He refused to sign the bills and they were passed only by filibuster. b. He was a staunch supporter and used his new power excessively. c. He did not oppose their passage; however, he never issued a deportation order and few editors were jailed for sedition. d. He fully supported the Alien Enemies Act but refused to pass the Sedition Act. e. He adamantly opposed the legislation and contested each bill before the Supreme Court.
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a. the iron triangle b. networking the issues c. lobbying d. the revolving door
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A) Groupthink B) Liberal Analyze It C) National goals D) Political domination
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A) reserve certain rights and powers to people and to U.S. states. B) grant specific rights and liberties to people. C) allow the states to negotiate treaties with foreign countries. D) grant states the power to establish courts to protect the rights of their citizens. E) establish the executive and legislative powers of the President.