Which of the following best describes the nature of an amicus curiae brief?
a. a written argument submitted to a court in support of one side of a case
b. a petition to remove a judge from a court case
c. a petition submitted to Congress in support of or opposition to a judicial nominee
d. an internal memo circulated among interest group leaders, briefing them on the details of a court case
a
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Why have some politicians and civil rights leaders begun to focus attention on the concept of equality between groups rather than equality of individual opportunity?
a. because there are large disparities in wealth and advantage between groups that lead to social and economic disadvantages for most of the individuals within certain groups b. because there is far more power in group protest against discrimination and inequality than in individual actions c. because the courts are more willing to review accusations of discrimination when they are submitted by large groups of people than when they come from a single person d. because there are large disparities in political access between groups, and so people from those groups with access need to reach across the aisle and help people from the others
Muller distinguished three sub-types of black suburbs. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
a. gentrified b. spillover c. colonies d. satellite cities
Gridlock often occurs in American politics under which of the following circumstances?
a. when partisanship declines in the executive branch b. when different branches of government are controlled by different political parties c. when the majority of state governors are from one party and the president is from the other d. when the mainstream parties are challenged by a third party for control of the White House
Which of the following presidents was NOT helped in their election bid by a booming economy?
A) Lyndon Johnson in 1964 B) Richard Nixon in 1972 C) Bill Clinton in 1996 D) Ronald Reagan in 1984 E) George W. Bush in 2004