The proposal to add justices to the Supreme Court, known as the ?court packing plan? to critics, was made by President ________ who wanted to be able to appoint justices more sympathetic to his philosophy than the ?nine old men.?
A) Dwight Eisenhower
B) Harry Truman
C) Franklin Roosevelt
D) Richard Nixon
E) John F. Kennedy
Answer: C) Franklin Roosevelt
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
What problem did economist Mancur Olson identify that passivity on the part of individuals who benefit from the work of activists but who do not join it or support it in any way?
a. the societal cost problem b. anomie c. freebooters d. the free-rider problem
Which of these scenarios is an example of divided government?
A) The federal government imposes a mandate on all state governments. B) Third parties interrupt the election results for democrats and republicans. C) The president decides to veto legislation that has been passed through Congress. D) ?The elected president is a democrat but Congress is controlled by republicans. E) Gridlock prevents the passage of legislation through Congress.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.