The governor of Texas has called the legislators together for a lawmaking session based on his agenda. The session can continue for as long as 30 days. Such sessions are referred to as ________
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Answer: special sessions
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Picket fence federalism describes the interaction among horizontal levels of government and the variety of vertical governmental functions or programs
a. True b. False
Political leaders in the United States initially extended equal treatment to
A) men who owned property. B) men who had been born in the 13 colonies. C) white men and women. D) all men regardless of race. E) all citizens.
The Native American population in Texas declined in the centuries following European colonization for all the following reasons except
A) Spanish explorers and their African slaves brought diseases. B) violence between the native population and immigrant whites was constant and pervasive. C) some Texan Anglo leaders pursued policies of removal and extermination. D) the onset of severe and long-lasting drought.
The fact that countries with larger economies, including the U.S., EU member states, and China, have used the World Trade Organization (WTO) to push for protection of favored domestic economic sectors suggest that __________
a. economic interdependence is not as deep as some analysts of economic globalization have suggested b. economic interdependence and globalization have completely blurred the line between foreign and domestic policies c. international institutions may lessen the harshest effects and unfairness involved in the reality of power relations among states, but cannot effectively end them d. international economic institutions, like the United Nations, cannot be as effective as their proponents would hope, since they are not global governments