Why have the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary played such an important role in the presidential nomination process?
a. More presidential candidates have come from these two states than from any other state.
b. The two states are so much like the nation as a whole that a candidate who does well there will do well nationwide.
c. They receive a great deal of media attention because they are the first major events of the presidential election year.
d. They are late in the presidential nominating process.
e. Most candidates are from one of these two states.
c
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a. bipartisan agreement b. unanimous consent agreement c. subcommittee recommendations d. judicial opinions
The behavior of Justices Holmes, Burger, and Blackmun suggests that
A. presidents can sometimes be mistaken in their prediction about the actions of their judicial appointees. B. the Supreme Court follows the election returns. C. presidents generally control the Supreme Court through their appointments. D. dissenters on the Supreme Court have more influence than the majority. E. presidents are rarely concerned with court packing today.
What limits the government's support of religiously based activities and blocks it from becoming a tool to benefit one religion over another?
a. The Lemon clause b. The free exercise clause c. The establishment clause d. The due process clause
Intimidating an adversary with a show of naval force is known as
a. tomahawk diplomacy. b. gunboat diplomacy. c. "big guns" diplomacy. d. ship-shape diplomacy. e. cruise missile diplomacy.