The largest number of black elected officials are found in the ________._
A. southern states
B. Midwest
C. heartland states
D. New England states
ANSWER: A
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Which of the following statements about Supreme Court justices and political ideology is correct?
A. Because the job of Supreme Court justices is to interpret the Constitution, each justice's political ideology has no effect on his or her conclusions. B. The liberal or conservative slant of Supreme Court justices has an impact on their rulings, but a minor one. C. The liberal or conservative slant of Supreme Court justices can be used to predict their rulings with near-perfect accuracy. D. Because the Supreme Court must be objective in its rulings, people with observable political leanings are almost never nominated as justices. E. The liberal or conservative slant of Supreme Court justices has a significant impact on their rulings.
In this decision, the Supreme Court ruled that EPA rules must be observed without regard to their cost or technological feasibility.
A. Union Electric Co. v. Environmental Protection Agency B. Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council C. Whitman v. American Truck Association D. Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency E. Gibbons v. Ogden
The only major organ of the United Nations that can pass resolutions with the force of international law is the ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Supreme Court would most likely refer to the Eleventh Amendment in a case involving a
A. private company suing the federal government because federal standards place an onerous burden on the company. B. private citizen suing the federal government for alleged violations of the citizen's civil liberties. C. private citizen suing a state government for alleged violation of federal law. D. state government suing the federal government over an unfunded mandate. E. private citizen suing a private company that failed to meet the federal guidelines governing that company's industry.