According to one study, the energy industry—primarily oil and gas companies and their peak associations—pumped more than $134.7 million into candidate committees and state parties between 1990 and 2004 . Roughly what percentage of those contributions went to incumbents?
a. 20 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 70 percent
d. 99 percent
c
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a. exist in approximately 40 percent of Texas counties b. are each led by a county judge who is constitutionally required to be a lawyer c. were established in the 1930s to cope with increasing regulatory responsibilities coming from the federal government d. often share some original jurisdiction in civil matters with justice of the peace and district courts
Why are Social Security and Medicare said to be the "third rail" of American politics?
A) Because they cannot be touched in any way without hurting the person or party who tries to change them B) Because there is so much political energy around these issues C) Because they are necessary for the system to work D) Because they are so ingrained in society that most politicians couldn't think of an alternative means of providing benefits E) Because both parties use the same system of providing benefits