Justice Antonin Scalia calls himself a textualist. What Scalia means by textualism is that:
A) when determining the meaning of legislation, he looks at the Constitution in the context of today's society.
B) he actively uses his powers to check the legislative and executive branches to ensure that they do not exceed their authority.
C) he defers to the decisions of the legislative and executive branches of the United States government.
D) when determining the meaning of legislation, he refuses to consider anything other than the actual transcript of the law.
E) when determining the meaning of legislation, he considers the nature of the problem the legislation was meant to address.
D
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A) Brown v. Board of Education B) Dred Scott v. Sandford C) Gibbons v. Ogden D) Marbury v. Madison E) Roe v. Wade
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a. they ensure that government leaders can simply do their jobs without worrying about public opinion. b. they mean that government leaders always know precisely what the public’s opinion is. c. they compel government leaders to take the public’s opinion into account if they want to keep their jobs. d. they are mechanisms through which the government distracts the public from policy.
Patronage resulted in jobs given based on support rather than on ______.
a. merit b. money c. relationships d. connections
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What will be an ideal response?