The term "bicameral" means that
A. the legislature has two hundred members.
B. the legislature has two chambers.
C. the legislature has two committees.
D. the legislature has two political parties.
B
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Which of the following statements about school prayer is accurate?
A. The Supreme Court ruled that school prayer was constitutional in Engel v. Vitale (1962). B. Congress passed a constitutional amendment allowing school prayer, but not enough states ratified the amendment within the 7-year ratification window. C. This issue is an exception to the rule that Supreme Court decisions do not stray very far beyond majority opinion. D. Most of the states accepted Supreme Court rulings and complied with them.
One of Machiavelli's motivations for writing The Prince was to offer needed advice on power and leadership in order to bring about Italian unification of the five Italian city-states. Which was NOT one of the five Italian city-states?
a. Florence b. Naples c. Alexandria d. Milan e. Venice
In ___________, the Court held unconstitutional the practice of inviting a member of the clergy to deliver a nonsectarian prayer at a public school graduation ceremony
a. Stone v. Graham (1980) b. Wallace v. Jaffree (1985) c. Lee v. Weisman (1992) d. Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000)
The president vetoes a bill. The Senate votes to override by a margin of 70 to 30. In the House, the vote is 260 to 175 in favor of an override. What becomes of the legislation?
a. It becomes law. b. It goes to a conference committee to be rewritten. c. It goes to the Supreme Court for legal advisement. d. It is dead. e. It goes to the voters in the next general election.