What provides the formal institutions and legal framework for state and local governments when it comes to using power?
a. The wishes and desires of the constituents.
b. Key decisions of the Supreme Court like Marbury v Madison.
c. Constitutions and charters.
d. The wishes of the most powerful lobbyists in the state capitals.
c
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What does it mean for the party leadership to "clear the field" in campaigns?
a. to the purge the voter rolls of people who are ineligible to vote b. to discourage some candidates from running while endorsing a preferred candidate c. to discourage minor parties from running candidates in the general election d. to discourage the opposing campaign from running negative ads
The ruling in which of the following cases struck down state-mandated segregation in public schools?
a. Gideon v. Wainwright b. McCulloch v. Maryland c. Brown v. Board of Education d. Marbury v. Madison
What did Madison and Hamilton mean by faction?
a. A self-interested subgroup b. A political party c. A mob d. Those opposed to the Constitution
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) is an important Supreme Court ruling because
a. it signified the end of the debate surrounding the nullification doctrine b. it strengthened state government power by declaring that Maryland could tax a federal bank under the doctrine of dual sovereignty c. it expanded state government power by declaring that state laws could override the commerce clause d. it limited state government power by declaring that Maryland could not tax a federal bank