Under what circumstances does the US Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: When both parties are states (border dispute) or cases involving foreign diploomats
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states at meeting the needs of their citizens. How does data on a state's form of government support this hypothesis? a. Political systems in strong states are more authoritarian than in weak states. b. Political systems in strong states are more democratic than in weak states. c. Militaries in strong states have less power than in weak states. d. Strong states have bicameral legislatures, whereas weak states have unicameral legislatures.
National surveys of citizens' views reveal that the responsiveness of the federal and state governments is better than that of the local government due to their size and budgets
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The institutional design laid out by the Great Compromise ______.
A. did not permit the establishment of a national judiciary B. proposed the creation of a unicameral legislature C. contained numerous compromises over slavery D. borrowed most heavily from the Virginia Plan
How are school districts funding their increased share of the cost of local education?
A. higher local property tax B. federal grants C. the lottery D. special excise taxes