Author Question: The bulk of federal funds received by Texas under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of ... (Read 103 times)

Cooldude101 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The bulk of federal funds received by Texas under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a financial stimulus bill passed by Congress in response to the Great Recession, were spent to fund

a. the Texas militia.
b. education programs.
c. the border fence, to impede illegal immigration.
d. unemployment benefits.
e. Texas Governor Rick Perry refused to accept federal funds, as this violated his view of states' rights.

Question 2

A negotiated agreement during democratization that often establishes the institutional arrangements of the new democracy as well as specific policy approaches the democratic government will adhere to is a(n)

a. demonstration effect.
b. conditionality.
c. pact.
d. democratization wave.
e. triggering event.