Most governors claim that the most important staff person in their office is the
a. chief of staff.
b. press secretary.
c. chief budget officer.
d. director of legislative relations.
Q. 2Totalitarianism has essentially disappeared from Europe.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 3Which of the following statements about nuclear energy politics is NOT correct?
a. Germany and the United States get about the same amount of energy from nuclear power.
b. Germany's antinuclear movement has tended to be more radical than its American counterpart.
c. In both Germany and the United States, private companies are responsible for the production of nuclear power.
d. Neither Germany nor the United States has yet to open a site for the storage of nuclear waste.
e. Both Germany and the United States have recently decided to phase out their nuclear power plants over the next decade.
Q. 4The power to reorganize state government is an important one. Traditionally, that power belongs to the
a. governor, under constitutional authority in thirty-six states.
b. legislature, and few, if any, have given away that power.
c. legislatures, but today more than twenty states grant their governors this authority.
d. governor.
Q. 5Small business enterprises struggled in Poland after the end of Communist rule.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 6The Alternative for Germany
a. advocates Germany to encourage weaker European Union member states to leave the Eurozone.
b. is a far-right, anti-immigrant party.
c. won one seat in the 2013 national election.
d. is a movement that advocates Germany adopting the alternative vote electoral system.
e. is a movement that advocates greater use of sustainable energy resources.
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