James Madison’s Virginia Plan:
a. called for an executive branch made up of a committee elected by a unicameral Congress for a single term.
b. recommended that the executive power be entrusted to a single individual, chosen by electors, who would serve for life and would exercise broad powers.
c. recommended that the president should be chosen by the legislature and serve a term of four years with very limited powers.
d. offered a sketchy outline of the role of the national executive, leaving open whether this would be a single person or a group.
d. offered a sketchy outline of the role of the national executive, leaving open whether this would be a single person or a group.
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What Supreme Court case rendered the Defense of Marriage Act insignificant?
a. United States v. Winsor c. Bowers v. Hardwick b. Lawrence v. Texas d. Studds v. GLAAD
When a case is placed on the Supreme Court docket, briefs explaining each side’s view of the case are submitted. A person or group who is not a party to the case but who wants the Court to consider their opinion:
a. may file an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief. b. may ask one side or the other to call them as a witness. c. may stand during oral arguments and petition to be heard. d. may speak to the justices when they are in conference but not in open court.
Which is a revenue funding source that city and county governments have in common?
a. sales taxes b. tax property taxes c. business taxes d. user fees for services
Bills are formally introduced in Congress by
A. the Supreme Court. B. members of Congress only. C. interest groups. D. executive agencies. E. All of these answers are correct.