Cooley's rule is
A) a policy that allows city-county consolidated governments.
B) a view that cities should be able to govern themselves.
C) a view that cities are incapable of decision-making without approval of the state legislature.
D) a ruling by the Supreme Court that allows citizens to indict city officials.
E) a very narrow interpretation of the legal status of local governments.
B
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a. War and Peace. b. Of Mice and Men. c. The Pilgrim’s Progress. d. Common Sense. e. On Liberty.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In the modern Congress, committees have become much stronger and more influential compared to past Congresses. 2. Local representatives are primarily evaluated in light of the personal bonds they forge with constituents and the political positions they take. 3. During the 2008 financial crisis, Congress took the lead in setting the agenda and finding solutions. 4. When considering the greatest achievements of the federal government over the past 50 years, Congress played a minimal role in pushing forward these policy changes.
The American justice system falls between the two models described by Herbert Packer, with __________ falling into the crime control model and __________ more likely to experience the due process model
A) poorer defendants; wealthier defendants B) wealthier defendants; poorer defendants C) white defendants; minority defendants D) prosecutors; defendants E) defendants; prosecutors
The Brownlow Report
a. was eagerly accepted by a Democratic Congress that wanted to ensure that President Roosevelt would have all the help he needed to enact the New Deal. b. was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, and this led President Roosevelt to propose significant changes to the Court. c. was stymied by legislative gridlock and President Roosevelt was forced to rely on his executive authority to get the help he needed. d. ignored the fact that the Constitution withholds the kind of authority from the President that CEOs typically enjoy, and Congress initially rebuffed the proposal and only relented to a scaled-down proposal.