Senator robert byrd from west virginia passed away on june 28, 2010. he was still a serving senator in west virginia. which of the following is a valid next step for the senatorial seat that he left empty?
a.

leave the seat empty for the remainder of his term, leaving west virginia with only one senate vote
b.

have the governor install an interim senator
c.

leave the seat empty for the remainder of his term, but give the remaining west virginia senator two senate votes
d.

have the president of the united states install an interim senator

You are serving on a jury. a plaintiff is suing the city for injuries sustained after falling down an uncovered manhole. in the trial, doctors testified that it will be 5 years before the plaintiff is able to return to work. the jury has already decided in favor of the plaintiff, and has decided to grant the plaintiff an award to cover the following items: a. recovery of 2 years of back-pay ($34,000 for two years ago, and $36,000 for last year, which ends today). assume that it is december 31 and that all salary is received at year end. this recovery should include the time value of money. b. the present value of 5 years of future salary. assume that the plaintiff's salary would increase at a rate of 3 percent per year. c. $100,000 for pain and suffering. d. $20,000 for court costs. assume an interest rate of 7 percent. what should be the size of the settlement?

Popular culture mainly encompasses the realm of a-politics b-religion c-business d-entertainment

Mike and his wife, amanda, are arguing about his in-laws. mike doesn’t want them to visit because they fight all the time when they come to the house and he is worried about the effect that their fighting is having on mike and amanda’s children. amanda finally yells out: “what about our fighting? ” mike replies, “well, that’s different. we fight because we’re having a disagreement, they fight because they hate each other! ” this is an example of