In _____ (1978), the Court permitted residents of a community near the site of a proposed nuclear power plant to challenge the constitutionality of the federal Price-Anderson Act, which facilitates construction of nuclear plants by limiting liability for accidents
a. Sierra Club v. Morton
b. United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Procedures (SCRAP)
c. Duke Power v. Carolina Environmental Study Group
d. Summers v. Earth Island Institute
C
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Which of the following accurately describes partisan control of the 112th Congress?
a. The Democrats control the House; the Republicans control the Senate. b. The Republicans control the House; the Democrats control the Senate. c. The Democrats control both the House and the Senate. d. The Republicans control both the House and the Senate. e. The Republicans control the House and neither party controls the Senate.
The U.S. Constitution requires that senators be elected:
A) once in five years by popular vote. B) every second year by popular vote. C) every year by popular vote. D) every six years by popular vote. E) quarterly by popular vote.
Explain the functions and rules regarding filibuster, cloture, and reconciliation.
What will be an ideal response?
Identify a provision that resulted from the 1974 amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
A. It removed restrictions on the amount that could be spent on mass media advertising. B. It removed restrictions on how much individuals and groups could contribute to candidates. C. It allowed corporations and labor unions to participate directly in political campaigns. D. It created the Federal Election Commission to prevent corporations from setting up political action committees against the act's provisions. E. It created the Federal Election Commission to administer and enforce the act's provisions.