The symbolic manifestation of the Cold War in Europe was referred to as the ______.

The process of legislators trading votes on pieces of legislation of unconcern to them in order to get votes from those legislators on issues that matter to their district is called

a. trade-offs. b. logrolling. c. log-splitting. d. scratching-the-back. e. gerrymandering.

In which of the following situations would the governor's informal powers be more important than the governor's formal powers?

A) A vacancy opens in a major administrative position midyear. B) A law is passed with which the governor disagrees. C) The budget approved by the legislature includes funding for a particular program the governor finds objectionable. D) A natural disaster strikes, and the National Guard must be mobilized. E) Two weeks into the session, the legislature has not yet passed a bill the governor considers important.