Which of the following is considered to be one of the judiciary's most important powers?
a. levying taxes
b. controlling the military
c. interpreting the Constitution
d. lobbying for legislation
e. prosecuting treason
c
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The Department of Defense affects the American public through all of the following except
a. awarding of defense contracts. b. distributing the color warnings for terrorism threats. c. domestic jobs created for U.S. corporations. d. foreign jobs created for U.S. corporations. e. the men and women serving in the military.
The U.S. Supreme Court will overturn criminal statutes that
a. target groups on the basis of race or gender. b. in any way limits someone's constitutional rights. c. limit people's future actions. d. None of the above is correct.
President Andrew Jackson chose Roger Taney to be the successor to Chief Justice John Marshall for which of the following reasons?
A. Taney, like Jackson, was an advocate of states' rights. B. They had been friends since law school. C. Jackson looked for someone who would continue the strong federalist leanings of John Marshall. D. Jackson looked for someone who would take a more federalist-leaning outlook than Marshall.