The right to choose physician-assisted suicide has been
A) determined by the Supreme Court to be an issue best handled by each state.
B) deemed constitutional by the Supreme Court under the Fourteenth Amendment.
C) deemed constitutional when a living will exists.
D) allowed only in the state of Missouri.
E) left unaddressed by the Supreme Court.
A
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Which of the following is a possible advantage of parliamentary systems as compared to presidential systems?
A) Parliamentary cabinets are held directly accountable to voters, and thus work closely with the legislature. B) Because the prime minister is held directly accountable to voters via approval ratings, parliamentary systems are more likely to pass legislature quickly and effectively. C) Presidents often become involved in scandals, trapping their administrations in bureaucratic quagmire and slowing legislature. D) Parliamentary cabinets can be quickly overturned, and thus, such systems can avoid the paralysis experienced in many presidential systems.
Which of the following best describes the federal disability insurance and unemployment programs?
a. They are generous programs that allow recipients to collect payments for years. b. Almost all of the people on these programs have other sources of income as well. c. These programs were created as part of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society agenda. d. These programs provide only the bare minimum for survival and are often the only source of income for people on them.
European textbooks were revised after World War II to reduce ethnic and national stereotypes and to give a fairer portrayal of Europe's various nations. What about the textbooks you used to learn your country's history?
Did they give an accurate picture, or did they overstate the virtues of your own ethnic group or nation at the expense of others? How? What will be an ideal response?
The vice president's only constitutional powers are to
a. preside over the Senate and cast a vote when the Senate is deadlocked. b. serve as majority leader of the House and head the White House staff. c. sign unimportant legislation and attend funerals of dignitaries. d. serve as majority leader of the Senate. e. make declarations of war.