A court’s advisory opinion is
a. its advice or interpretation on a legal matter outside of a specific case or controversy.
b. the Supreme Court’s final ruling on an issue.
c. advice to lawmakers from the federal courts.
d. a brief written by the lawyers on each side of a case to sum up their major arguments.
e. the official position of the executive branch on an issue, as filed by the solicitor general.
ANS: A
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a. there is not enough emphasis on entrepreneurship in government. b. citizen participation in civic society is too widespread. c. business values have overshadowed the ethic of citizenship. d. customer satisfaction needs to be of a higher priority for government.
What kind of data sources do demographers use?
A. birth and death records B. marriage and divorce records C. migration records D. all of these
Federalism is the division of power between
a. the states. b. the three branches of government within the states. c. the states and the national government. d. the three major branches of government at the national level. e. separate branches with equal powers.
According to Rice and Sundberg, what identifies a civic culture?
a) a government mired in corruption and scandal b) a traditionalistic political culture c) a moralistic political culture d) an individualistic political culture e) a political culture that is conducive to the development of an efficient and effective government