Which of the following is NOT under the jurisdiction of the district courts?
A) supervision of bankruptcy proceedings
B) supervision of the naturalization of aliens
C) admiralty and maritime law cases
D) the majority of all criminal cases in the United States
E) civil suits under federal law
Answer: E) civil suits under federal law
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The articles of the Texas Constitution that define the creation and structure of counties in the state provide for a fairly ________ system that counties are required to abide by.
A. inflexible B. flexible C. centralized D. simple
The most accurate statement about the differences in opinion between party activists and regular voters is
a. there really are no differences in their opinions. b. party activists are less ideological and more pragmatic, whether conservative or liberal, than regular voters. c. party activists are apt to hold more extreme views, whether conservative or liberal, than regular voters. d. regular voters are more likely than party activists to consistently vote for their party.
Which of the following statements reinforces the notion that any social structure that both increases group boundary saliency and decreases interracial ties necessarily reproduces racial inequality?
A. Access to valued resources is gained through social ties. B. Group members value individual gain over collective gain. C. Members of religious communities often live very private lives. D. Nonmembers of dominant groups alter their lifestyles to fit into the dominant group.
What is one way in which the power of the UN Security Council is limited?
A. Its decisions depend entirely on the interests of its member states. B. The UN General Assembly can override its decisions. C. Member states adhere to Security Council resolutions. D. Eight of the ten nonpermanent members can override a permanent member's veto.