If a case is affirmed, it
A. means all justices unanimously agree on an opinion.
B. is sent back to the court that heard the case.
C. means the decision is valid and must stand.
D. will result in a new trial for the defendant.
E. is accepted as a case that the Supreme Court will hear.
Answer: C
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At the national level, the United States has often been described as which type of state?
a. a one-party conservative Democratic state b. a one-party conservative Republican state c. a competitive two-party state d. a one-party liberal Democratic state e. a one-party liberal Republican state
According to the Constitution,
A. the executive makes the law. B. the legislature enforces the law. C. the Supreme Court interprets the law. D. the bureaucrats make the law. E. All of these answers are correct.
Public policy is defined as a
A) policy directed at more than one person. B) course of action to solve a problem. C) set of rules and regulations issued by a government agency. D) course of action by a political party. E) choice that government makes in response to an issue.
In Abington School District v. Schempp, the Supreme Court ruled that ______.
a. there were some permissible forms of taxpayer support for private religious schools b. a New York public school prayer violated the 1st Amendment’s establishment clause c. a Pennsylvania school district’s invocation of the Lord’s prayer was unconstitutional d. students and faculty can pray on non-instructional time