Explain the application of the ripeness doctrine

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response will:
1, Discuss how a case may not be "ripe" for consideration if an actual harm has not yet arisen. The doctrine is intended to prevent the courts from entangling themselves in abstract disagreements over administrative policies.
2, Explain how judges must determine that a tangible harm has been inflicted upon an individual or group.

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The Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974

a. required all tax bills to originate in the Senate. b. required authorization bills to originate in the Senate. c. expanded the president's authority to impound funds. d. synched the fiscal year with the calendar year. e. established a schedule for enacting taxing and spending legislation.

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One aspect of the Clean Air Act of 1990 was that it

A) required new automobiles to reduce emissions of nitrogen dioxide. B) established an immediate ban on the production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as of 2002. C) created a loophole to allow older coal-burning power plants to continue operating as they had been for years. D) removed pollution controls on factories and other businesses in 96 cities with air quality problems. E) mandated a shift from coal-generated power to nuclear energy.

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The U.S. and Iran have had difficult relations since the capture of the American embassy during the ________ administration

A) Ford B) Eisenhower C) Carter D) Obama E) Reagan

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Politics

a. denotes the nasty, ruthless side of political campaigns in which candidates launch personal attacks on other candidates. b. refers to campaigns for elected office. c. is always used with a negative connotation. d. is the way in which the institutions of government are organized and influenced. e. always corrupts.

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