The president who tried to pack the Supreme Court by increasing its size in order to effect a sympathetic majority was
A) Franklin Roosevelt.
B) Harry Truman.
C) Richard Nixon.
D) Dwight Eisenhower.
E) Thomas Jefferson.
Answer: A) Franklin Roosevelt.
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a) county clerk b) district attorney c) justice of the peace d) sheriff e) district clerk
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a. The frequency of its election cycle b. Its openness to opposition political parties c. Its ability to generate rapid economic growth d. The level of control it exercises over the population
James McCord Jr., E. Howard Hunt Jr., and G. Gordon Liddy were
A) arrested after the Watergate burglary. B) the Washington Post reporters who wrote about the Watergate burglary. C) members of the Senate Watergate Committee. D) high-ranking members of the White House office who aided in the cover-up of the Watergate burglary. E) media consultants for President Kennedy.
In order to attract greater attention, which group is often used by interest groups to testify before Congress as a means of raising public awareness?
A. celebrities B. policy critics C. academics D. corporate executives E. experts