The U.S. Supreme Court generally issues a few hundred written opinions per year
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
False
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In its ruling in the Bakke case, the Supreme Court held that
A) universities have the right to give preference to blacks and other minorities as long as they do not use rigid racial "quotas." B) the history of the 1964 Civil Rights Act shows that it was designed to prohibit all private affirmative action programs. C) affirmative action plans to protect recently hired black employees must yield to seniority when layoffs are necessary. D) Allan Bakke had no right to be admitted to the medical school of the University of California at Davis. E) universities can do exactly what they want to do.
Social scientists Piven and Cloward argue that the primary function of social welfare programs is to:
a) Offer relief to the worthy poor
b) Ensure a safety net for the middle class
c) Regulate the poor to ensure social stability
d) Mitigate the problems associated with economic contraction
Which of the following is true in the United States of how government handles ensuring health care to the poor and the elderly?
A. Medicare provides health care to the poor, and Medicaid provides health care to the elderly. B. Medicare provides health care to the elderly, and Medicaid provides health care to the poor. C. Medicare and Medicaid provide health care to all Americans regardless of wealth or age. D. Medicare replaced Medicaid in order to provide health care to poor people as well as the elderly.
Senatorial courtesy allows a senator from the president's political party to veto a judicial appointment in his or her state by issuing
A) a blue slip. B) censure. C) formal condemnation. D) a pink slip. E) a senatorial veto.