Today, most cases make their way to the Supreme Court when at least four justices agree to hear a case and issue a writ of certiorari.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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As a proportion of the population, the federal workforce ______.
A. has increased sharply since 1990 B. grew sporadically and sharply from the 1870s until the New Deal period C. shrank sharply during both the World Wars D. shrank from the 1950s until the onset of the War on Terror
The Athenian choice to fight, rather than to appease Corinth, offers what diplomatic foreign policy lesson?
a. Appeasement may sometimes be a beneficial policy choice to alter the balance of power. b. Appeasement creates unwelcome expectations of peace and can harm military planning. c. Appeasement only forestalls armed conflict and can sometimes make it worse. d. Appeasement should always be tried first in an attempt to avoid or reduce armed conflict but must not be relied upon exclusively. e. Appeasement is not a tool of diplomacy or foreign policy but rather is an abdication of those tools.
Some states provide for a runoff primary in case
a. a candidate disputes the results. b. no one gets a majority in the first round. c. one candidate drops out. d. there are more than two candidates. e. there is only one candidate.
Under the electoral competition theory, which of the following candidates is most likely to win?
a. someone with extreme liberal positions b. someone with moderate liberal positions c. someone whose opinions are similar to the median voter d. someone with extreme conservative positions