Why Is the Comptroller of Public Accounts So Important to the Legislature

question 49

Multiple Choice

Why is the comptroller of public accounts so important to the legislature?

• A) The comptroller is responsible for setting the salary and compensation packages for legislators.
• B) The comptroller informs the legislature how much money it has to spend on the budget.
• C) The comptroller investigates suspected illegal campaign contributions.
• D) Whoever is comptroller is also the Speaker of the House.

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

The concept that entities remain present even when they are not observable, audible, or detectable by any sensory means.

Paired-Associates Learning

A learning process where items to be learned are presented in pairs so that when one item of a pair is presented, the other is recalled.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed, a concept crucial in cognitive development in infancy.

Conservation

The understanding that some properties of an object or substance remain the same even when its appearance is altered in some way, a concept important in cognitive development.