________ jurisdiction refers to the Supreme Court’s power to review prior decisions handed down by state and lower federal courts.

Which of the following processes comprises the processes of getting an issue on the political agenda; formulating, adopting, and implementing a policy with regard to the issue; and then evaluating the results of the policy?

A. The agenda setting process B. The policymaking process C. The policy formulation process D. The politicization process E. The issue identification process

Identify the differences between the two major types of courts in Texas, and explain the function of each.

What will be an ideal response?

President Obama's final nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, was never confirmed to the Court because of which of the following reasons?

A. He died before the Senate hearings. B. There were questions about his character. C. He removed himself from consideration. D. The Senate Judiciary Committee refused to schedule hearings on his nomination. E. All of these are correct.

Which of the following is a weakness of the feminism school of thought in international relations? a. The assumptions in traditional international relations theory are too dependent on characteristics that havebeen associated with masculinity

b. Feminist theory challenges the material and individualist foundations of realism and liberalism. c. Feminist theory has had little to no impact on any modern scholarship in international relations, with fewresearchers taking the theory seriously. d. Because feminist theory focuses on interpretation of events, there are no scientifically testable hypotheses todetermine its validity.