In general, who decides which bills get a serious examination in committee and which do not?
a) the committee chair
b) the speaker and lieutenant governor
c) the governor
d) committee members by majority vote
e) a public vote of the public through initiative and referendum
Answer: B
Political Science
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Intergovernmental lobbies are at a clear disadvantage when compared to regular lobbies. What can a regular lobby group do that an intergovernmental lobby cannot?
a. Give campaign contributions. b. Meet members of Congress for dinner. c. Employ more than one person to lobby for them. d. Maintain an office in Washington, DC.
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The person who provided the ideas upon which the principle of separation of powers and checks and balances was based was
A) Thomas Jefferson. B) John Locke. C) Baron de Montesquieu. D) James Madison. E) Thomas Hobbes.
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