The president can check the federal judiciary by ______.
A. campaigning against judges in retention elections
B. impeaching judges
C. issuing pardons
D. withholding judges' salaries
Ans: C. issuing pardons
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Richard F. Fenno, Jr. argues that most members of Congress tend to run for Congress
a. by emphasizing the collective accomplishments of the institution. b. by running against Congress. c. by emphasizing the endorsement of their candidacy by party leaders in Congress. d. with the clear support of their party’s presidential candidate.
Who helped to form the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
a. Booker T. Washington b. Frederick Douglass c. Stephen Douglas d. W.E.B. Du Bois e. William Lloyd Garrison
Which of the following statements about interest group litigation is LEAST accurate?
A. Litigation is relatively inexpensive, and so it is a favored tactic of small groups with few resources. B. Litigation was an essential component of the early civil rights movement in the 1950s. C. Oftentimes, important cases do not arise spontaneously but are, rather, test cases brought by interest groups trying to establish new precedents. D. Litigation is a means by which groups with little public support can advance their interests. E. Sometimes, instead of filing suit themselves, interest groups will issue amicus curiae briefs in favor of another party engaged in a dispute.