The doctrine of constitutional interpretation holding that the Constitution should be interpreted broadly is known as which of the following?
a. judicial restraint
b. stare decisis
c. a strict construction of the Constitution
d. a loose construction of the Constitution
e. passive reconstruction
d
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An __________ is the perception that the voters strongly support the president and his or her policies
a. electoral mandate b. approval rating c. executive order d. executive agreement
The president is required to send his objections to Congress with any veto because it
a. discourages vetoes. b. makes it harder for Congress to override the president’s veto. c. places the executive branch in a better position to maintain his veto. d. promotes deliberation between the branches. e. solidifies the supremacy of the legislative branch.
When the Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation as the country's first system of government, it did not create an executive branch to administer national laws because at that time the Framers feared that ________________.
A. The bureaucracy for such a branch would be unmanageable B. A president could become a tyrant C. The office of the presidency would be too expensive D. The president would pursue an agenda different from that pursued by Congress
Which of the following statements is not accurate?
a. That courts in the United States will not accept a case until all other remedies, legal and administrative, have been exhausted, is a principle of judicial self-restraint. b. The U.S. Supreme Court is not bound (technically) by precedents. c. A political question is one that ought properly to be resolved by the legislative or executive branches of government. d. A principle of judicial self-restraint holds that, except in cases involving specific areas of civil rights and liberties, the burden of proof falls on the government when the constitutionality of a law is challenged.