Judicial review is the practice of __________.
A. periodic review of presidential foreign policy by individual justices
B. review of Supreme Court decisions by Congress
C. systematic evaluation of lower court decisions by the Supreme Court
D. determination by the federal courts of the constitutionality of state and federal laws and of actions by Congress and the president
Answer: D
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
. In what way do single-issue groups negatively influence the stability of the political system?
a. Single-issue groups tend to lead to fracturing of established political parties by their members, which slows the political process. b. Because of their tactics and unwillingness to compromise, single-issue groups can cause public policy to come to a standstill. c. Single-interest groups drown out all other issues that are not related to their own, reducing the ability of the legislature to acknowledge the general public's needs. d. Historically, cooperation between powerful single-issue groups and politicians has resulted in significant degrees of corruption.
Most of the fraud ($47 billion dollars in 2009) in the Medicare program has been attributed to __________
a. unrealistic expectations b. refusal to treat Medicare patients c. overbilling by doctors d. higher taxation
In the context of functions of government, which of the following is true of power?
A) Its exercise is always recognized as socially moral and is protected by law. B) It involves getting someone to do something that he or she would not otherwise do. C) It necessarily involves the use of force. D) It implies legal action. E) Its exercise is universally illegal.