International organizations such as the IMF and World Bank often attach "strings" to financial assistance, known as Structural Adjustment Policies (SAPs)

The best example of Texas's reliance on regressive taxes is

a. the general retail sales tax. b. the inheritance tax. c. the income tax. d. the corporate income tax. e. the property tax.

The congressional system of committees and subcommittees

a. permits members of Congress to more easily address issues of particular concern to their constituencies. b. makes Congress less efficient. c. forces members of Congress to become generalists, who are knowledgeable of the substance of all facets of government. d. limits the input of interest groups in the legislative process. e. facilitates the process of discussion and debate in Congress.