The ____ U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has jurisdiction in California.
a. First
b. Second
c. Seventh
d. Ninth
e. Eleventh
d. Ninth
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Representatives who are lawyers fill about one-quarter of the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Blacks first voted in large numbers in the South
A. in the 1980s. B. after the Voting Rights Act of 1965. C. after World War II. D. early in the twentieth century. E. soon after the Civil War.
Which of the following is true of an interest group?
A. An interest group often relies on a relatively narrow base of supporters who provide labor and/or funding. B. Interest groups focus exclusively on grassroots mobilization in civil society. C. Interest groups tend to focus their appeals around questions of identity or abstract political goals. D. The more members an interest group has, the less likely that it will gain credibility and attract attention to its cause. E. Interest groups distance themselves from the government rather than directly lobbying the government to change a policy.
Which of these does the most to make a legislature autonomous from executive power?
a. A bicameral structure b. A liberal political culture c. A strong committee system d. A complex procedural environment