When presidents nominate a person to the Supreme Court, which of the following is the primary consideration?
A) the politics of the nominee
B) the judicial talents of the nominee
C) the intelligence of the nominee
D) the writing ability of the nominee
E) the law school from which the nominee graduated
A
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The best equation for predicting variable Y from variable X is called the
A) Regression equation. B) Succession equation. C) Coefficient of determination. D) Coefficient of least squares.
In Santa Clara Pueblo v.Martinez (1978), the Supreme Court did which of the following?
a. strengthened the tribal power of individual tribe members and furthered Indian self-government b. strengthened the position of Indian tribes by making them equal to incorporated businesses c. strengthened tribal power so that Indian tribes have a status similar to that of counties d. declared that Indian tribes would have the same status as towns or townships
A __________ is a group of members of Congress who share some interest or characteristic; its goal is to promote the interests around which it is formed
a. caucus b. colloquium c. committee d. conference
Volstad is the most militarily and economically powerful state in its region. For both cultural and economic reasons, it continues to hunt whales, behavior that causes an international outcry from conservationists. To legitimize its actions, Volstad sponsors an international organization whose less powerful members come together and, under pressure from Volstad, grant its members permission to hunt whales. Volstad’s behavior supports the ______ explanation for the existence of international organizations.
a. liberal b. realist c. constructivist d. conservative