Unlike state judges in Texas, federal judges are __________.
A. elected to limited terms
B. selected by Congress for ten-year terms
C. nominated by Congress and approved by the president
D. appointed for life by the president
Answer: D
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Why have minor parties been so unsuccessful in U.S. politics? In what electoral systems are minor parties more likely to be successful?
Answer:
In Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) the Supreme Court
a. struck down a state law making it a crime to engage in homosexual sodomy. b. upheld a state law restricting heterosexual sodomy. c. upheld a state law as applied to consensual homosexual sodomy. d. struck down a state law prohibiting single-sex marriages.
A new president might need to appoint several thousand individuals to jobs in the federal government. When these jobs are rewarded to people because they are faithful members of the same political party, it is an example of
A) going public. B) a mandate. C) executive privilege. D) patronage. E) expressed powers.
In the Supreme Court case of District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), what was declared a fundamental constitutional right?
a. free speech for corporations b. gun ownership c. the right of appeal in criminal cases d. net neutrality