The Military Commissions Act of 2006 was ruled unconstitutional because it violated detainees' rights to __________

a. an appeal
b. habeas corpus
c. bills of attainder
d. motions for summary judgment


b

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Texas has a bifurcated court system at its highest level in which __________

a. federal cases are heard by the Texas Supreme Court and state cases are heard by the Court of Criminal Appeals b. the Texas Supreme Court has only original jurisdiction and the Court of Criminal Appeals has only appellate jurisdiction c. the Texas Supreme Court establishes and defines misdemeanors and the Court of Criminal Appeals establishes and defines felonies d. the Texas Supreme Court handles civil cases and the Court of Criminal Appeals handles

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In order to be effective, interest groups have to lobby which branches of government?

a. Judicial b. Executive c. Legislative d. Both a and c e. All of the above

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The Taft-Hartley Act restricted union leaders’ ability to

a. limit membership to upper-level employees. b. counteract the free-rider problem. c. engage in collective bargaining. d. enact right-to-work laws. e. open union shops.

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In 2011 Libyan revolutionaries fought dictator Muammar Gaddafi, eventually receiving support from NATO and the U.S., leading to a rebel victory. This is an example in the altering of what?

A) State equality B) Asymmetric warfare C) Global influence D) Power estimation

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