When an opinion does not command the support of some justices in the majority, what might they do?
a. write a concurring opinion
b. write a dissenting opinion
c. vote against the chief justice
d. join the minority
ANS: A
You might also like to view...
To be most effective, lobbyists need to speak directly to every member of a state legislature. Given that they have limited time, a lobbyist might focus on:
a. State party leaders. b. Relevant committee chairmen. c. Staff members of legislative leaders. d. Minority party leaders.
Andrea Moorehead was abandoned by her birth mother, a crack-cocaine user who had tested positive for venereal disease, shortly after birth. Andrea was placed with foster parents when she was nine days old. The foster parents, Melva and Robert Dearth, sought to adopt Andrea when she was 10 months old. The Dearths are white and Andrea is black. They live in an interracial neighborhood, they attend
an interracial church, and their two children attend an interracial school. They have a stable marriage and financial standing. Which of the following factors may NOT be considered in determining whether the Dearth's may adopt Andrea? a. Their race c. Their age b. The stability of their marriage d. All of the above may be considered.
One measure of a country's development is its
A) Big Mac index number. B) Gini coefficient. C) gross domestic product per capita. D) import substitution factor. E) purchasing power parity.
The President checks the judicial branch by using ___________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).