Which of the following statements about judicial ideology and civil liberties is most accurate?

a. Judicial ideology allows elected officeholders to keep the judiciary from straying too far from the majority opinion in the country.
b. The lack of advice and consent gives the President the ability to bend the Supreme Court to his will on matters of civil liberties.
c. Judicial ideology is unimportant because there is broad support for civil liberties in the United States.
d. Judges are unpredictable in the patterns of voting so it makes it very hard for the other branches of the government to predict what the Supreme Court might do.


a. Judicial ideology allows elected officeholders to keep the judiciary from straying too far from the majority opinion in the country.

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a. Representatives wrote the second constitution after Texas joined the Confederacy. b. Texas and Coahuila were joined as one state when the first constitution was made. c. The 1845 constitution was written after the annexation of Texas by the Union. d. Federalism was introduced in the United States with a constitutional amendment in 1870.

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Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of using secondary sources?

A) The research discussed is at least one to two years old. B) They do not provide as many details as original research reports. C) They critique other research studies. D) They are generally published at least a year after completion.

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The National Security Act of 1947 created the

A. Department of Defense. B. Department of War. C. State Department. D. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. E. Navy Seals.

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It is more common that researchers who work with animals are animal welfare activists

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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