The topics that get the most coverage in the news media at any point in time are the same ones that most people tell pollsters are the most important problems facing the country. What is this effect called?
a. investigative journalism
b. agenda setting
c. agenda deconstruction
d. political structuring
b
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An advocate of judicial restraint would most likely argue that the Warren Court __________
a. went too far in expanding judicial power b. was too strongly committed to the doctrine of stare decisis c. relied on an accusatory approach rather than an inquisitorial approach d. was unable to bring constitutional doctrines into the twentieth century
How does criminal law differ from civil law?
a. Civil law includes laws relating to property, contracts, and other issues dealing with private rights of citizens rather than an offense against society. b. Criminal law does not allow for the use of fines as does civil law. c. The two terms are interchangeable. d. Civil law grants no authority for punishments. e. Civil law deals with offenses against society rather than the rights of private citizens.
If lower-income citizens sued a state government over a voting registration law that required them to present a driver's license or pay for an alternative state identification card in order to vote, the Supreme Court would most likely decide the case on the basis of the
A. due process test. B. original intention test. C. intermediate scrutiny test. D. strict scrutiny test. E. rational basis test.
If the Texas legislature were to draw political districts in a way that dilutes the voting potential of minority groups, it would be in violation of __________.
A. political gerrymandering B. the rules of both political parties C. the Texas Constitution D. the Voting Rights Act