The doctrine asserting the right of states to ignore unconstitutional laws of Congress is called ________

A. decentralization
B. nullification
C. federalism
D. compromise


ANSWER: B

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a. upheld b. invalidated c. denied certiorari d. None of the above is true.

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Researchers have induced mild, short-lived mood reduction in participants by having them read negative statements. The effect is to produce behaviors that are similar in some ways to those of depressed people

As such, we can conclude that measurements based on this technique show a. an acceptable level of construct validity. b. low measurement error. c. a high level of internal validity. d. good interrater reliability

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Discuss the process by which the federal budget is formulated and the legislative process for approving the budget.

What will be an ideal response?

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According to political scientists, when it comes to American voters, about ________ know which party controls Congress and only ________ know the name of the Speaker of the House

A) half; 40 percent B) half; 10 percent C) three-fourths; 50 percent D) three-fourths; 25 percent E) one-fourth; 1 percent

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