In recent decades, when nominees to the Supreme Court are questioned at the Senate confirmation hearing, they generally

a. state their positions on the most common political issues.
b. refuse to answer any politically charged questions. .
c. only refer to specific cases in which they have first-hand knowledge
d. are respectful but try to avoid answering specific questions.


D

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A. promote the workers out of their offices. B. refuse to accept transfers from other agencies. C. give them higher-profile jobs so that failure will be obvious. D. suspend civil workers rather than firing them. E. None of these are correct.

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The __________ includes all those who consider themselves to be members of a political party

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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________ almost always win congressional elections

A) Challengers B) Democrats C) Incumbents D) Progressives E) Republicans

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The national chairperson is

A) formally elected by the national convention. B) formally elected by the national committee but in practice is chosen by the party's presidential nominee. C) formally elected by state conventions. D) elected by the party membership using primaries and/or party caucuses. E) no longer in existence.

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