In _____, the Court upheld a conviction for contempt of Congress, holding that the public interest in exposing Communist infiltration outweighed a witness's First Amendment rights in refusing to answer questions
a. Watkins v. United States (1957)
b. Wilkinson v. United States (1961)
c. Barenblatt v. United States (1959)
d. Kilbourn v. Thompson (1880)
C
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Which of the following holds true about a multipolar international system?
a. It has at least three major powers. b. It is characterized by a lack of trading blocs. c. It has at least three major powers and is characterized by a lack of trading blocs. d. It is characterized by trading blocs that engage in economic competition. e. It has at least three major powers but one that is clearly the most powerful.
Suppose that a national survey was done to determine whether people favored or opposed stricter gun laws. The survey results indicated that 70% favored stricter gun laws, 23% opposed, and 7% were undecided. The accuracy level (or margin of error) for the survey was ±3% and the confidence level was .05. Let’s take the 70% figure for those who favored stricter gun laws: Which of the following is
the best interpretation of this result? A. There are 95 chances out of 100 that in the population from which the sample was selected the percentage who favor stricter gun laws is somewhere between 67% and 73%. B. There are 3 chances out of 100 that in the population from which the sample was selected the percentage who favor stricter gun laws is somewhere between 65% and 75%. C. There are 5 chances out of 100 that more than 3% of the respondents gave wrong answers to the question. D. There are 5 chances out of 100 that this survey result is within 3% of the results that would be attained if the survey were done again immediately.
To override a presidential veto, Congress must vote at a minimum by a
A. simple majority in each chamber. B. two-thirds majority in each chamber. C. three-fifths majority in each chamber. D. simple majority in the House and a three-fifths majority in the Senate. E. four-fifths majority in each chamber.
How might the Supreme Court decisions in Korematsu v. United States (1944), involving the Japanese internment, and in Boumediene v. Bush (2008), involving the detention of citizens and foreign nationals who were declared to be "enemy combatants," be viewed in retrospect?
a. Both decisions might be viewed as upholding important constitutional principles. b. The first might be viewed as a step toward protecting civil rights of citizens, and the second as a step backward in the struggle for civil rights protection. c. Both decisions might be viewed as hindering the civil rights of citizens. d. The first might be viewed as a missed opportunity for the Supreme Court to protect civil rights, and the second as a step toward protecting civil rights.