If you sue your neighbor over damage to your property, how are you referred to in the legal documents?
a. defendant
b. plaintiff
c. adversary
d. initiator
Answer: b
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President Lincoln demonstrated the wide latitude a president has in responding to a crisis with wartime actions such as
A. the trial of civilians in military courts. B. the suspension of habeas corpus. C. defying the orders of federal courts. D. the confiscation of private property without due process. E. All of these answers are correct.
Which statement best describes what political scientists call a nondecision in the public policy process?
a. The policy problem was based on a false assumption. b. The process stops before final action. c. No policy problem is identified. d. The process does not begin.
According to economist Joseph Stiglitz, the defining political
question of our age is the struggle between those advocating __________ and those advocating __________. a. radical Islam, democracy b. authoritarianism, democracy c. state-owned firms, free markets d. a minimalist role for the state, a greater need for government
A plutocratic system is one in which
a. interest groups run candidates for public office. b. interest groups form Political Action Committees to donate money to political candidates. c. political participation is equal among all classes of people, promoting democracy. d. government is dominated by the wealthy. e. interest group power is not tempered by strong political parties.