The legal system used by the United States and other countries in which a judge plays a relatively passive role as attorneys battle to protect each side's interests is known as the __________ system
a. adversarial
b. inquisitorial
c. dual court
d. common law
a
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A. Libertarian B. Republican C. Democratic D. Green
Which of the following is NOT one of the means by which Congress has traditionally expressed its disapproval with a Supreme Court decision?
A. rewriting overturned laws so that the Supreme Court must either readdress them or leave them be B. modifying the Court's appellate jurisdiction C. voting to remove offending justices from the Court D. drafting amendments to ensure the constitutionality of desired policies E. refusing to fund programs required to put Court decisions into effect
The House and Senate Intelligence Committees have been actively involved in government oversight of which of the following government organizations for collecting information on private citizens over the past several years?
a. Central Intelligence Agency b. National Security Agency c. Internal Revenue Service d. Federal Bureau of Investigation
As mentioned in the video "A More Perfect Union: Constitution USA", the governing relationship between the newly independent states right after the Revolutionary War could be characterized as
a. too much like the just overthrown monarchy with great federal centralized power. b. a league of friendship. c. benefitting from a period of economic prosperity and military strength. d. All of the above.