What is the president’s most significant influence on the Supreme Court?
a. The submission of amicus briefs in cases where the United States is not a party.
b. The power to change the number of justices.
c. The power to nominate like-minded justices for life.
d. The power to rewrite laws the court has overturned.
c. The power to nominate like-minded justices for life.
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Felton Foods represent a chain of food-processing centers with large factories and thousands of employees. The company runs day care centers for its employees at all of its factories
However, employees who are not a part of the union do not receive this facility. The benefit of the day care centers is an example of ________. A. public goods B. private goods C. common goods D. tangible goods E. complementary goods
After the Supreme Court's decision in Miranda v. Arizona, a few states and the federal government tried to void the decision with legislation. In 2000, the Supreme Court later revisited Miranda and ruled that
A) states could limit the Fifth Amendment provisions of the Miranda decision, but not those of the Sixth Amendment. B) states could limit the Sixth Amendment provisions of the Miranda decision, but not those of the Fifth Amendment. C) protection of the public warrants the unlimited admissibility of statements made by the accused. D) Miranda was constitutionally based and could not be overturned by statute. E) it had erred on the constitutional basis of Miranda.
The corporate nature of the American media has caused ______.
a. most newspapers to increase coverage of business news b. advertisers to dictate the content of the news c. newspapers to become remarkably similar d. newspapers to become more expensive e. newspapers to become more serious in their coverage
Which political faction demanded that freedom of the press be amended to the U.S. Constitution?
a. Anti-Federalists b. Democratic-Republicans c. Federalists d. Nationalists