A Texan who believes that government can be used as a tool to benefit the population as a whole by supporting, for example, state policies to abate pollution, enforce worker and consumer rights, and protect against discrimination is a
a. business-oriented conservative.
b. Texas liberal.
c. social conservative.
d. moderate.
e. partisan.
B
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Which of the following is a reason why the judiciary in Iran is not an independent branch of the government?
A. It is more republican than the executive branch. B. It is housed within the office of the supreme leader. C. It does not hear cases which deal with members of the ulama. D. It is separate from the office of the country's highest authority on Islamic jurisprudence. E. The head of the judiciary does not have the authority to select judges.
Which of the following statements regarding Katko v. Briney is true?
a. Katko v. Briney is an example of a criminal appeal. b. At the end of the trial, the landowner in Katko v. Briney was found responsible and would have to go to jail. c. Katko v. Briney is an example of a civil case. While the trespasser faced a separate criminal proceeding, the landowner did not; he only had to pay damages after the verdict was upheld on appeal. d. Because there was a dissenting opinion in the appeal of Katko v. Briney, there will have to be a new trial.
What justification grounded the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the separate but equal doctrine?
A. The Supreme Court did not have all of the facts when it adopted the separate but equal doctrine. B. The quality of life for African Americans in the South had deteriorated considerably since the adoption of the separate but equal doctrine. C. The Supreme Court needed to step in because the South had been unwilling to segregate educational facilities as required by Plessy v. Ferguson. D. Segregated schools stigmatize minority children and are inherently unequal.
Which of the following did California voters approve out of the frustration over partisan gridlock in the state capital?
A. top-two primary B. blanket primary C. semi-closed primary D. runoff primary