Which of the following plays the dominant, if not exclusive, role in the decision making of state supreme court justices?
a. Case facts and existing legal decisions
b. The ideology of the justices and the state's population
c. A justice's party affiliation and gender
d. The religion of the justice and the defendant
a
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Royal charters establishing a system of colonial governments became the basis for what important legal tradition in the U.S.?
A. civil law B. universal suffrage C. direct democracy D. written constitutions
In his essay on What Kind of Village does it Take? Michael Gerson (citing Peter Berger) discusses plausibility structures. What are plausibility structures?
A. Structures of a violent search for certainty. B. Risky behaviors, such as drug usage and early sex. C. Sources of authority that define common sense. D. Sources that elicit a more profound sense of sacrifice E. Structures that diminish appreciation for freedom and rights.
The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was one of the main reasons for the formation of the Jacksonian Democrats
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
While ______ tend to believe that human beings care only about maximizing their own self-interests, ______ tend to believe that humans are essentially good, social, and caring for others.
A. idealists; realists B. idealists; conservatives C. realists; idealists D. realists; liberals