Judicial review is the power of the Supreme Court to
A. contest the appointment of judges to lower courts.
B. preside over cases in which the government is being sued.
C. declare laws unconstitutional.
D. begin impeachment proceedings against the president.
E. begin impeachment proceedings against members of Congress.
Answer: C
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The Pendleton Act, the basis for the modern civil service, initially did which of the following?
A. put about 10% of federal jobs under the merit system B. put all federal jobs under the merit system C. removed about 85% of federal jobs from the merit system D. removed about 50% of federal jobs from the merit system
Prior to the __________ and the process of incorporation, ______________.
A. Fourteenth Amendment; citizens of different states had different sets of civil liberties B. First Amendment; most states were officially Roman Catholic C. Second Amendment; all firearms were owned by the state governments D. Third Amendment; most American households quartered one or more soldiers E. Sixth Amendment; most criminal convictions were done without a trial
Some countries resist the encroachments of free markets, hiding behind __________, or taxes on imports
Fill in the blank with correct word
Most PAC money goes overwhelmingly to incumbents because incumbents
A) need more money due to the restraints of being in office. B) have already been ?bought off? by interest groups. C) have already become friends and supporters of lobbyists. D) are the most likely to be able to return the investment. E) have the need for large amounts of money to maintain themselves in power.