Only legislative bodies can create tort causes of action
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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The importance of the Great Compromise was that it
A. created a legislature similar in structure to that under the Articles of Confederation. B. established a single, "one-state, one-vote" formula under which all states would benefit. C. strengthened the power of larger states at the expense of smaller states. D. granted equal power to the three branches of the new central government. E. ensured support for a strong national government from small as well as large states.
Adams finds that it takes less time to get home when she walks through Benson's yard instead of going around it. She asks Benson's permission to cross his land, and Benson says, "All right, but you must stop walking across when I say so because I don't want my grass to die.". By letting Adams walk across his property, Benson has created
a. an easement because it gives Adams the right to do an act on Benson's property. b. a license because Benson may revoke the privilege at any time. c. an estate because it is an interest in land. d. None of the above is correct.
In Myers v. United States (1926) the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the issue of a president’s power to remove an appointed official from office. In the case of Cabinet members such as secretary of state, what power does the president have in removing him or her from office?
a. The president may not remove an appointee without Congressional approval. b. The U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment and has sole power to remove the appointee. c. The chief executive has the power to remove “purely executive officers” without congressional consent. d. The appointee may not be removed from office without a hearing before the Supreme Court. e. The president has no discretion in removing the appointee.
Litigation, today a common tool of interest groups, was first practiced extensively by what groups in the 1950s and 1960s?
A) Professional and labor groups B) Business and professional groups C) Environmental and civil rights groups D) Professional and environmental groups E) Civil rights and labor groups