All laws and treaties in the Untied States must comply with

The vice president serves as president of the U.S. Senate, but this role is mostly ceremonial

The de facto head of the U.S. Senate is the Senate majority leader. In Texas, the __________ serves as the president of the Senate, and the __________ is the real leader of the Texas Senate. A) vice president of Texas; Senate majority leader B) lieutenant governor; Senate majority leader C) lieutenant governor; lieutenant governor D) vice president of Texas; lieutenant governor E) Senate majority leader; Speaker of the Texas House

Which statement describes the role that derivatives trading played in the recent housing market bubble?

a. "Deriving" their value from real estate speculation, derivatives created a volatile value system. b. Derivatives fluctuate widely in value, which led many investors to buy, only to lose large sums upon downward fluctuation. c. Derivatives forced many banking institutions to sell or close, condensing the control of the finance industry into a few small hands. d. Derivatives became so complex that no one could understand them, which masked losses and made assets extremely difficult to evaluate.