With regard to public opinion, the Supreme Court
A. remains uninformed about it because justices stay on the bench for life and never face the public scrutiny of an election.
B. attempts to follow it very closely in order to create public enthusiasm for its rulings.
C. ignores it in order to make decisions that are based on enduring values rather than the public's passing whims.
D. attempts to stay close enough to public opinion so as to avoid outright defiance of its decisions.
E. None of these answers is correct.
Answer: D
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A. coordination and agenda control B. command authority and division of labor C. agenda control and specialization D. division of labor and specialization
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A) slavery and involuntary servitude. B) segregation laws which had come before it. C) restrictions on due process. D) slavery and involuntary servitude in new states or territories. E) restrictions on the right to vote.
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