The federal judiciary is a passive and reactive branch, meaning that __________
a. it is reluctant to reverse prior court decisions
b. it cannot instigate cases or conduct its own investigations
c. it is reluctant to exercise the power of judicial review
d. it only acts after the president and Congress have made their intentions clear
Answer: b
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A) very controlled laboratory conditions. B) many field conditions. C) anesthesia. D) the usual constraints of experimentation.
The first important case involving freedom of speech was
a. Barron v. Baltimore. b. Garcia v. City of Chicago. c. Marbury v. Madison. d. Schenck v. United States. e. Mapp v. Ohio
Which of the following best describes a situation in which the main interest groups form independently of state action and force the state to accept them in the policy-making process giving them greater autonomy from state control?
a. Nepotism b. Civil society c. Societal corporatism d. Pluralism e. Clientelism
In Downs's issue-attention cycle, the last stage is __________, described as a "prolonged limbo—a twilight realm of lesser attention or spasmodic recurrences of interest."
a. rule-making b. the solution stage c. implementation d. the post-problem stage