According to the Constitution, local governments are ______.
a. prohibited from acting unless the national government specifically allows it
b. co-equal to the national government in a system denominated federalism
c. explicitly prescribed powers of education and transportation
d. subordinate to and reliant upon state governments
d. subordinate to and reliant upon state governments
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Which of the following is NOT true regarding courts and their policy-making role in state government? a. If you ask a judge—even a state Supreme Court justice—if the court makes policy, he or she will likely denyit vehemently
b. The judicial branch has a lot of policy-making legitimacy in popular American culture because their decisionsare backed by precedent and law. c. To admit to making policy, a judge would be violating professional norms. d. Even if a judge wanted to make policy, their agendas would be affected to a much greater degree by eventsand outsiders than the policy agendas of legislatures or governors.
Which piece of legislation established the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), which is charged with preventing bureaucratic conflicts of interest?
A. Administrative Procedure Act B. Sunshine Act C. E-Government Act D. Freedom of Information Act E. Ethics in Government Act
The communist countries were said to have "command economies" because
a. they were centrally planned by the state. b. workers told their bosses what to do. c. the military ran the whole economy. d. the market determined how the economy operated. e. consumer demand determined economic goals.
Which of the following is true about contemporary primary elections in Texas?
a. Voter turnout is generally higher than in general elections. b. Split-ticket voting is more common than in general elections. c. Voter turnout is typically higher in runoff elections than in the first round of primaries. d. Voters tend to be more ideological than the general public.