The dramatic conversion of the Supreme Court agenda and its view of federal power came about through which of the following?
A. institutional reform
B. the replacement of retiring justices with new ones
C. a constitutional amendment limiting the Court's jurisdiction
D. congressional action limiting the Court's jurisdiction
Answer: B
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a. United States b. Great Britain c. France d. Germany
Which of the following is an important area of legislative oversight?
A. approving major executive appointments B. enacting regulatory legislation C. committee hearings on legislation D. control of the agenda by the legislative majority
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Which of the following statements about the career civil service is most accurate?
A. Most civil servants are young people from blue-collar backgrounds who work a few years in the government before moving on to the private sector. B. In order to ensure that the federal government operates as effectively as possible, federal regulations make it easy to fire incompetent civil servants. C. As government employees, few civil servants have the power to form unions and bargain collectively. D. Civil servants are paid according to where they rank on a numerical General Schedule rating system. E. Civil servants may neither run for elected office (partisan or nonpartisan) nor contribute to an electoral campaign.