Both the national government and state governments may levy income taxes. The power to levy an income tax, then, is an example of which of the following?

The assumption that states are single entities that can think about their actions coherently and make choices when exercising power is known as the __________ assumption

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

Which of the following statements about presidential nominating conventions is LEAST accurate?

A. Discussions about potentially disruptive issues, such as controversial platform planks, often take place behind closed doors, not on the convention floor. B. Major parties can no longer receive public funding to offset the costs of their conventions. C. Conventions offer partisans an opportunity to meet and rededicate themselves to the party interests. D. Both parties carefully choreograph their conventions in order to cultivate an image of unity. E. Convention delegates are almost always political insiders and major figures in local and national government instead of average citizens.