Senatorial courtesy refers to the ______.
a. practice of allowing presidential appointees to serve up to one year without Senate approval
b. tradition of granting senators considerable power over federal judicial appointments in their home states
c. common-law practice of senators not asking questions of presidential appointees to the federal courts but approving them on the basis of their records
d. tradition of opposing no more than two appointments per term
e. willingness to allow presidents to make all judicial appointments from within their political parties
b. tradition of granting senators considerable power over federal judicial appointments in their home states
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political system? A) abstaining from a local election B) obeying local traffic laws C) signing a petition D) requesting a government service
Political authority is given using the same method in the United States and the United Kingdom
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Declaration of Independence was drafted by________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following was not a social welfare policy change that took place during the Nixon-Ford administration?
A. Supplemental Security Income B. work requirements for welfare recipients C. the War on Poverty D. expanded food stamp coverage