Why is judicial review one of the most significant powers of American judges?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Describe judicial review as a process that permits judges to invalidate actions by other governmental actors; judges can strike down statutes enacted by Congress or invalidate actions by the president by declaring that those statutes or actions violate the Constitution.
2, Explain that federal judges often use their interpretations of the amendments in the Bill of Rights as the basis for judicial review.
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a. support for Sunni governments b. destruction of Israel c. destruction of the Alawites d. destruction of Syria
What is the purpose of block grants or federal aid given to state or local governments?
A. It is to be divided into discrete “blocks” of grants, each limited to $100 million. B. It is to be spent on a specific policy area decided on by the federal, state, and local governments. C. It is to be spent in the way the state or local government decides to spend it. D. It is to be tied to federal mandates that state or local governments must then implement or they will be taxed on the money. E. It is to be contingent on state/local endorsement of so-called "social" federal legislation.
Look at Table 11.17 at the end of Chapter 11. This table shows the results from the 1996 legislative elections in Ecuador. Ecuador is in fact a presidential democracy. In the 1996 presidential elections, AbdaláBucaramOrtz of the Ecuadorian Roldosista Party (PRE) was elected president ahead of Jaime NebotSaadi of the Social Christian Party (PSC). Based on this new information, from which party would you now expect the formateur to come?
A. Social Christian Party B. Ecuadorian Roldosista Party C. Popular Democracy D. New Country Movement
Which of the following are represented by TAC? (choose one or more options)
a. tax collectors b. mayors c. state senators d. sheriffs