The attitudinal model analyzes judicial decision making by looking at the decision __________ of individual judges to identify attitudes and values guiding those decisions
a. outcomes
b. reasoning
c. patterns
d. style
c
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Nearly all of the understandings reached between the U.S. and other nations following World War II have been accomplished using
A) diplomatic trade. B) political appointees. C) treaties. D) executive agreements. E) physical force.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, enacted as a response to Employment Division v. Smith (1990), was _____ by the Supreme Court in City of Boerne v. Flores (1997)
a. upheld b. struck down c. not granted certiorari d. None of the above is true.
The unemployment rate on Indian reservations is eight times higher than the national average
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to the text, Brown v. Board of Education illustrates, among other things, that
a. the impact of a Supreme Court decision is lessened by dissension among justices. b. a concurring opinion can make a Supreme Court decision a dead letter. c. when a dissenting opinion is written in a Supreme Court decision, it has no impact on the final decision. d. only the majority opinion in a Supreme Court decision counts. e. unanimity among justices can make the impact of a Supreme Court decision much greater.