Which statement is true regarding Texas's stance on environmental issues?
a. By 2007, Texas was responsible for more carbon dioxide emissions than the next two highest states combined.
b. Texas ranks within the top five in the nation for cleanest air and water.
c. By 2007, Texas had become the first state in the country to have its state legislature formally deny the existence of global warming.
d. Texas is the only state not to have enforced any federal conservation laws.
Answer: a
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a. the fact that the legislature meets too often—every year in sessions lasting 200 days b. the limited administrative control over most agencies by the governor c. the small size and high level of centralization of state government d. laws prohibiting interest groups from contact with bureaucratic agencies
Which of the following has NOT been incorporated, and therefore provides protection against the federal government only?
A) The Third Amendment safeguards against the involuntary quartering of troops. B) The First Amendment protection of free speech. C) The Fourth Amendment protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. D) The Eighth Amendment safeguards against cruel and unusual punishment. E) The Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial.