You are a judicial nominee who is being questioned by the Senate Judiciary Committee. A senator asks you to state your position on abortion. To have the greatest chance of being confirmed, how should you respond?
a. by candidly explaining your personal views about abortion
b. by discussing whether you agree or disagree with the Court's legal reasoning in abortion cases such as Roe v. Wade
c. by offering an opinion on abortion that you believe most members of the committee would endorse
d. by refusing to answer the question
d
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A jury in a criminal or civil trial is known as a(n)
a. jury commission. b. petit jury. c. informational jury. d. justice of the peace court. e. grand jury.
Identify a true statement about the tax system in the United States.
A. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 was intended to lower taxes and simplify the tax code and it did just that for most taxpayers. B. A few years after the Tax Reform Act of 1986 was passed, large federal deficits forced Congress to cut spending. C. Those affected by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 lobbied Congress to legislate special exceptions so that the full impact of the tax rate increase would be felt by the wealthiest Americans. D. Tax cuts occurred under the administrations of both George H. W. Bush (1989-1993) and Bill Clinton (1993-2001). E. The tax rate for the highest income bracket decreased from 39.6 percent in 1986 to 28 percent in 1993.
A charter is a(n)
A) document issued by a government that grants rights to a person, a group, or a corporation to carry out specific activities. B) power of a state or local executive during times of martial law. C) policy that allows city-county consolidated governments. D) ruling by a state's Supreme Court that allows citizens to indict city officials. E) electoral device whereby statutes are referred by the legislature to voters for approval or disapproval.
Which of the following is not one of the development models discussed in the chapter?
a. Foreign Direct Investment b. Socialism c. Capitalism d. Import Substitution Industrialization