The doctrine of judicial review ______.
A. is expressly provided for in the Constitution
B. holds that the Supreme Court possesses the authority to rule acts of Congress unconstitutional
C. is a modern creation of activist judges from the civil rights era
D. is only used to issue nonbinding advisory opinions
Answer: B
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When it came to governing, Andrew Jackson believed that no experience was necessary and thus took which of the following actions?
A. He advocated a one-term limit on all elected positions. B. He appointed only nonlawyers to the judiciary. C. He advocated rotation in office. D. He sold administrative appointments to the highest bidders at public auctions.
Satyagraha is based on the assumption that those who are being oppressed
a. have a right to be free and that the only justifiable way of achieving freedom is through non-violent means. b. have little chance and little hope and therefore must resort to acts of terror for survival. c. must adopt the tactics and policies of the oppressors. d. understand that freedom is not free e. none of the above
Why do constitutional scholars and experts say that constitutions should grant authority to specific institutions within a framework of government?
A. to make officials more responsive to citizens and accountable to the public offices to which they were elected or appointed B. to assure that state officials have less power than federal officials C. to limit taxes and government expenditures D. to define the relationship between the people who govern and those who are governed
_____ emphasizes "effective government" rather than "limited government."
A) The parliamentary system B) The concept of the separation of power C) Federalism D) The concept of checks and balances E) The concept of the veto power