__________ was the early name of Lenin's faction of the Communist Party

Which of the following is a a reason for the decline in the power of most legislatures?

a) legislatures have a strict coherent structure within which power can be concentrated b) legislatures have slow and cumbersome procedures c) legislatures do not meet often enough for effecive leadership to emerge d) legislatures drain the support services that are there for them

The U.S. Constitution establishes that federal law is __________ in conflicts between federal and state law

a. irrelevant b. persuasive authority c. secondary d. supreme e. insignificant