Who represents the federal government in appeals to the Supreme Court?
a. Attorney General
b. president
c. Speaker of the House
d. solicitor general
d
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Prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act, what statement would proponents of the bill have used to support of their position?
a. Private insurance companies are adequate to provide health care coverage to nearly all Americans. b. Uninsured Americans have access to health care because hospitals are required to treat patients with life-threatening conditions. c. Health care costs have risen substantially over the past few decades. d. Health care costs have declined over the past few decades.
Convicting a defendant on a felony charge in Texas __________
a. requires a unanimous jury verdict b. requires the judge to agree with a jury's decision c. requires a preponderance of evidence of potential guilt d. is most often the responsibility of grand juries
Members of Congress differ from the larger American population in that they are disproportionately__________
a. socially conservative and fiscally liberal b. socially liberal and fiscally conservative c. socially and fiscally moderate d. white, upper middle class, and male
The necessary and proper clause of the Constitution ______.
A. specifies the internal workings of Congress B. provides Congress with the authority to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers enumerated by the Constitution C. provides the judicial branch with jurisdiction over any matter the Supreme Court deems to be "necessary and proper" D. provides the executive with the power to override any act of Congress so long as the President certifies that such an override is "necessary and proper"