When someone has been found guilty of a capital offense, how many jurors must agree to the death sentence for it to be carried out?
A) ?a third of them
B) ?half of them
C) ?three quarters of them
D) ?all of them
D
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Which of the following was NOT an attribute of Rómulo Betancourt?
a. Self-control b. Knowing how to tame the ambitions of military officers c. The ability to judge people's motives d. Knowing when to compromise and when not to e. Practical idealism
What affect would an additional $20,000 deduction for all taxpayers have on the tax system?
a) It would make the tax incidence more regressive. b) It would make the tax incidence more progressive. c) It would make the tax incidence more proportional. d) It would have no effect on tax incidence since it takes an equal $20,000 from everyone.
When Congress passed a law that forbade anyone from carrying a gun near a school, the Supreme Court declared the law invalid because such behavior
A) was protected by the First Amendment. B) did not affect interstate commerce. C) was not proven to be dangerous. D) was jealously guarded by NRA lobbyists. E) was not considered "necessary and proper."
What does the president do when executing a pocket veto?
A.) the president rejects the bill, sending it back to Congress B.) the president modifies a section of the bill C.) the president approves the part of the bill to be signed into law D.) the president waits 10 days for the bill to "die."