In addition to an absent seat, which is a scenario that can produce a tie vote in the Supreme Court?
a. abstention of a justice due to conflict of interest
b. the presence of a dissenting opinion
c. the use of judicial restraint by the Chief Justice
d. the statement of a concurring opinion
a. abstention of a justice due to conflict of interest
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What will be an ideal response?
The controversy that arose when the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) awarded Xerox a contract for toll road billing operations most clearly demonstrates the problems that can arise when state bureaucracy __________.
A. appoints unqualified individuals to head a state agency B. has its inefficiencies made public by whistle-blowers C. contracts with private vendors D. fails to undergo a formal review through the sunset process
Congress has all of the following powers, under the Constitution, EXCEPT to
A. propose constitutional amendments. B. declare war. C. impeach the president. D. appoint federal judges. E. override presidential vetoes.
To test the hypothesis that Europeans were less likely to settle
in colonies where they were vulnerable to tropical diseases, one could compare: a. the number of European settlers in India and Haiti. b. the number of European settlers in Canada and Haiti. c. European settlers as a percentage of the total population in colonies that were very similar except for presence or absence of deadly tropical diseases. d. European settlers as a percentage of the total population in colonies that had different kinds of tropical diseases.