Unless they have supermajority state, the majority party usually can ignore the minority party, except when it comes to ______.
A. the budget, which must be passed unanimously
B. the budget, which contains money for every legislator's "pet projects" for a district
C. raising taxes or fees, which requires a two-thirds majority vote
D. any bill, which must be passed by two thirds
Answer: C
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