The majority of Arab Barometer respondents agreed with the statements that religious leaders (imams, preachers, priests) should not interfere in voters’ decisions in elections and that agreed that religious associations and institutions (excluding political par­ties) should not influence voters’ decision in election.

The position of attorney general in Texas is least understood because the state's chief litigant has little to do with criminal prosecution. Which of the following statements, if true, supports this statement?

a. The Texas attorney general can only initiate criminal proceedings. b. The Texas attorney general cannot intervene in local prosecutions on his or her own initiative. c. The Texas attorney general needs permission from the senate to carry out day-to-day activities. d. The Texas attorney general is appointed by the governor.

The governor's budget effectively sets the legislative agenda at the beginning of each session because

a. it frames the important policy issues and attaches price tags to them. b. once a governor sets the budget, legislatures have no control in a majority of states. c. this informal power is greater than the formal powers of the legislative veto. d. in most states, if the legislature does not adopt the governor's budget, the governor can recess the legislativesession.