What does the process of opinion writing in Brown v. Board of Education illustrate about decision-making at the Supreme Court?
a. On the most important issues facing the Court, the Chief Justice is always able to cobble together a majority.
b. The price of broad support among the justices may be vague, imperfectly enforced doctrine.
c. Dissenting opinions are critical for explaining the real outcome of the case.
d. A unanimous Court decision almost always leads to easy implementation of decisions.
b. The price of broad support among the justices may be vague, imperfectly enforced doctrine.
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Which of the following is a part of the federal bureaucracy?
a. the Department of Defense b. the U.S. House of Representatives c. the U.S. Supreme Court d. the Democratic Party
The bureaucratic view of political elites, which argues that appointed officials dominate government, is associated with
A. Karl Marx. B. C. Wright Mills. C. Max Weber. D. David B. Truman. E. Robert Dahl.
In________, the Supreme Court upheld a provision of federal law, commonly known as the Hyde amendment, forbidding the use of federal funds to support nontherapeutic abortions
a. Roe v. Wade (1973) b. Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth (1976) c. Maher v. Roe (1977) d. Harris v. McRae (1980)
Most candidates running in a general election have an incentive to move toward the __________
a. far right of the party line b. far left of the party line c. ideological extreme of the party d. ideological center