In the Texas legislature, party caucuses and committees are formed to provide information to party members on policy issues and to formulate the party's position on issues

Under the U.S. Constitution, the federal government's ability to declare war is an example of

A. a concurrent power. B. an enumerated power. C. an implicit power. D. a prohibited power. E. a reserved power.

Karl, a political science student, observes that the Texas bureaucrats in general are hired due to their skills and qualifications rather than their "connections." Which of the following statements supports this observation?

a. The Texas bureaucracy is hierarchical in nature. b. The Texas bureaucracy has an inverted pyramid-shaped structure. c. In Texas most of the bureaucracy is decentralized. d. In Texas, the "spoils system" has been replaced by the merit system to select employees.