Which is an example of a federal mandate?
a. The Supreme Court upholds a federal law requiring all citizens to wear a seatbelt while operating a motor vehicle.
b. Congress passes a law requiring all states to adopt a sex offender registry system.
c. The Environmental Protection Agency sends money to Louisiana to help with cleanup from the gulf oil spill.
d. The Nevada legislature passes a law requiring all public school teachers to spend 20 hours per week preparing students for the state achievement test.
b
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What regions have benefited the most from shifting political power in the last few decades?
a. Great Lakes and Pacific Northwest b. Mountain and Midwest c. Northeast and Southwest d. South and West
Whether a political system is "democratic" is chiefly defined by which of the following?
A) its amount of participation B) its amount of government responsiveness to the public C) extent to which representatives are accountable to the public D) support for freedom of speech and association E) cannot be simply defined as it is not a "yes or no" question