Which one of these people is a social conservative?
a) A man who advocates keeping the government out of people's personal lives b) A man who supports raising the minimum wage and providing more assistance to single mothers c) A woman who supports legalized abortion and publicly funded day-care d) A woman who advocates traditional values, like religion and famil
d) A woman who advocates traditional values, like religion and family
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What effect does the elaborate detail found in most state constitutions tend to have?
A. There is little requirement for constitutional amendment and revision. B. Appointed administrative positions in the state are less accountable to the state legislature. C. Political action is constricted within a constitutional straitjacket. D. There is less possibility of federal preemption of state law. E. State constitutions make the federal constitution seem obsolete.
What occurs in straight-ticket voting?
A. Voters adjust their support from one party to another. B. Citizens link themselves to a particular political party. C. People vote exclusively for the candidates of one party. D. Substantial groups of voters switch party allegiance. E. Groups of voters grow large enough to change the partisan balance in a district, state, or country.
What effect did nuclear weapons have on the U.S. response when Hungarians revolted against their Soviet rulers in 1956?
a. The U.S. supported the Soviet retaliatory crackdown because it sought greater cooperation on nuclear weapons arms control agreements. b. The U.S. sent troops into Hungary to prevent a Soviet attack because it knew nuclear weapons guaranteed that any war would be a limited war. c. The U.S. did not rush to help them because nuclear weapons had brought about a de facto regime of superpower prudence. d. The U.S. allied itself with Hungary immediately because it needed an eastern European base at which to house nuclear missiles.
What is the effect of relying on stare decisis and the current precedent?
a. It gives stability to the law. b. It prevents every decision from becoming new law. c. It restrains judicial activists. d. All of the above are true.