Which statement about presidential decrees is CORRECT?

Which statement about presidential decrees is CORRECT?
 
  a. They have been used more extensively by Putin and Medvedev than Yeltsin.
 b. Presidential decrees have not been used to affect the bureaucracy.
 c. Such decrees cannot violate the constitution but can violate specific pieces of legislation.
  d. They must be approved by the Russian Duma if they relate to deploying troops abroad.
  e. They allow presidents to ignore uncooperative parliaments.

 Q. 2

There are more than 45 million people, or about 14.5 percent, living officially below the poverty line in the United States in 2013.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 3

Which of the following is NOT true of Russia's semi-presidential system?
 
  a. Generally speaking, the president oversees foreign policy, relations with the regions, and the organs of state security while the prime minister oversees economic issues.
  b. Except for brief periods, the president has clearly the dominant part of the executive.
  c. The prime minister has always been the leader of the dominant party or coalition in the legislature.
  d. If the president dies or becomes incapacitated, the prime minister serves as the acting president until presidential elections can be held.
  e. The president is directly elected while the prime minister is appointed.

 Q. 4

The federal government uses a statistic called the poverty threshold to define poverty. The national average poverty line in 2012 was 23,050 for a family of four and 11,170 for an individual.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 5

The Russian president lacks the power to
 
  a. directly appoint regional governors.
 b. call a state of emergency.
 c. call for a referendum.
 d. temporarily suspend the activities of other state organs.
  e. impose martial law.

 Q. 6

Which state's health care reform package served as a model for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
 
  a. Tennessee
  b. Maine
  c. Massachusetts
  d. California

 Q. 7

The current Russian constitution was adopted by
 
  a. a referendum.
  b. presidential decree.
  c. a constitutional convention.
  d. a vote in the country's legislature.
  e. regional leaders following the collapse of the Soviet Union.