Which of these factors limits legislative oversight of the bureaucracy?
a. high turnover of legislative committee personnel
b. Texas's short biennial sessions
c. reluctance of legislators to offend interest groups that are connected to the bureaucracy and make campaign donations
d. inadequate staffing
e. all of these
e
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Which of the following statements about the constitutional framework of the U.S. federal system is true?
A. Apart from the powers delegated to it by the Constitution, the national government has numerous inherent powers. B. Within the scope of its operations, the state government is supreme. C. The state governments have all of the powers delegated to the central government. D. Some powers are specifically denied to both the national and state governments. E. The constitutional framework of the U.S federal system is extremely complicated and ambiguous.
The 5 percent clause means that a party must
a. have the support of 5 percent of registered voters to be an official party. b. have 5 percent minority membership. c. win 5 percent of the seats in the Bundestag to be part of the governing coalition. d. win 5 percent of the vote to be awarded seats in the Bundestag. e. win 5 percent of the vote to be awarded public financing in the next election.