The rulings of the Supreme Court on criminal rights
a. are consistent with the preferences of the American public.
b. have changed as a result of the Heller decision on gun control.
c. are limited because public safety and law enforcement are the responsibility of state and local governments.
d. have become tougher for criminal suspects than they were during the 1960s.
d. have become tougher for criminal suspects than they were during the 1960s.
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The Supreme Court plays a major role in making policy through their rulings, especially on constitutional issues. What is its role in implementing those policies (i.e., “judicial implementation”)?
a. The Court can impose penalties on the other branches of government to force implementation. b. The Court has no mechanism for implementing its rulings. c. The Court’s rulings do not require implementation. d. Once the Court rules, it must file a writ of habeas corpus with Congress to require implementation.
Discuss how the role of first lady has evolved over the course of the twentieth century and into today.
What will be an ideal response?
The Supreme Court is more likely to hear a case when
a. it involves extraordinary injustice to an individual. b. it involves a conflict between Congress and the president. c. it involves conflicts between appellate circuits. d. it involves an issue of individual rights.
Which of the following might you find in the Annual Review of Psychology?
a. a report on one recent research project examining the relationship between poverty and 4th grade reading ability b. the abstracts of journal articles on concept formation published in the past 12 months c. an in-depth discussion of last year's major journal articles on the relationship between medication and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder d. a list of all articles on psychology published in the last year, arranged by topic