Briefly describe some of the style of modern-era presidents mentioned in the chapter. How much influence does presidential style have on the success of a presidency?
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Differentiate between the rising costs of Medicare and Medicaid
A) Medicare anticipates rising costs due to changing proportions of people over 65. B) Medicaid expects rising costs due to looming financial busts. C) Medicare plans to keep spending down by raising the eligibility age to 69. D) Medicaid hopes to beat rising costs by adjusting the poverty level.
To display the relationship between two quantitative variables, one should use
a. a bar graph. b. a histogram. c. a scatterplot. d. z scores.
As a compromise to the prayer in schools ban, many districts instituted “moments of silence.” The 1985 Supreme Court case of Wallace v. Jaffree addressed this issue. What was the Court’s ruling?
a. Moments of silence are fine as long as students are not coerced into participating. b. Moments of silence are an acceptable alternative to prayer in school since there is no coercion toward a certain religion. c. Moments of silence are unconstitutional because they are mandatory and are usually authorized in order to encourage religious prayers. d. The Court skirted the issue and left the matter to the discretion of each state’s courts. e. Moments of silence are acceptable if led by a student rather than a school official.
2 If a case is affirmed, it:
a. means the case cannot be appealed to a higher court b. is sent back to the court that heard the case c. means the decision of a lower court was accepted by the appellate court d. will result in a new trial for the defendant