To patent and trademark an idea or invention, one must go through the US Patent and Trademark Office, which is a member of which U.S. Department?

A. Public Policy
B. National Science Foundation
C. Interior
D. Commerce
E. Federal Reserve


Answer: D. Commerce
The Patent and Trademark Office is a member of the Department of Commerce, which also handles trade and private investment, as well as the U.S. Census Bureau.

Political Science

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Which of the following proposals was part of the Virginia Plan?

A) A unicameral legislature with states' representations based on their population B) A national executive branch, elected by a bicameral legislature C) A state court system, created by the legislature D) A committee of states based on their participation in the Constitutional Convention E) A federal court judge elected by the people

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__________ is the name of the provision in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress implied powers not otherwise enumerated

a. Eminent domain b. Necessary and proper clause c. Pocket veto d. Reapportionment clause

Political Science

judicial restraint

What will be an ideal response?

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The concept of an independent judiciary means that:

a) judicial actors are not representative of the population b) judicial actors are not elected c) judicial actors are not constrained by the executive or legislature d) judicial actors control their ideological preferences

Political Science