Campaign spending in judicial elections has sharply declined in recent times; between 2000 and 2009, candidate fund-raising reduced significantly compared with the previous decade

The Mexican Peso Crisis of 1994 caused Mexico to borrow $50 billion from the U.S. The funds were repaid in full, and ahead of schedule

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Counties were initially created by states to function as their administrative appendages, which means that counties were

a. not a primary focus of the state. b. powerful governmental extensions of the state with a great deal of political authority, power, and autonomy. c. expected to oversee the cities, towns, and special districts that were within their jurisdictional boundaries. d. expected to manage activities and deliver services of statewide concern at the local level.