Despite the prominence of state legislatures and difficulties with executive-legislative relations, ...

Despite the prominence of state legislatures and difficulties with executive-legislative relations, governors dominate setting the policy agenda in most states.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 2

Which statement about Russia under Putin is FALSE?
 
  a. Some of Putin's more vocal critics have ended up dead.
  b. Long lines for food and other items continue.
  c. Historical materials about the country's not-so-pleasant past have been made avialable to the public.
  d. Russia's relationships with Europe and the United States remain strained.
  e. The country seeks to create its own Silicon Valley-type region to boost technological innovation.

 Q. 3

The community method of decision making in the EU means that
 
  a. the Commission proposes, the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament decide, and the European Court of Justice reviews EU law.
  b. the EU Council proposes, the Commission and the European Parliament decide, and the European Court of Justice reviews EU law.
  c. the Commission proposes, the EU Council decides, and the European Court of Justice reviews EU law.
 d. the Commission proposes, the European Parliament debates, the Council of Ministers decides, and the European Court of Justice reviews EU law.
  e. the Commission proposes, the Council of Ministers decides, and the European Parliament and the European Court of Justice review EU law.

 Q. 4

Pork barrel refers to favoritism by a governor or other elected officials in distributing government monies or other resources to a particular program or jurisdiction.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 5

The New Economic Mechanism (NEM) attempted to decentralize the economy of which state?
 
  a. Romania
  b. Poland
  c. Hungary
  d. Russia
  e. Czech Republic

 Q. 6

The Great Recession and subsequent Eurozone crisis brought about which reform within the European Union?
 
  a. The creation of a European Central Bank
 b. Linking the value of the euro to gold
 c. Establishing a permanent fund that could be used in the future to bail out members when they face severe financial troubles
  d. A commitment to establish a Banking Union to exercise supervisory control over European banks
 e. Allowing the European Central Bank to purchase national bonds