If a judge believes that she should only strike down laws that clearly violate the Constitution, she likely believes in which of the following?
a. judicial conservatism
b. judicial originalism
c. judicial restraint
d. judicial construction
Answer: c. judicial restraint
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a. slave owners had been deprived of property without due process of law b. the Bill of Rights did not apply to the states c. federal law was supreme over state law d. the Missouri Compromise was constitutional and had to be enforced
Which of the following best describes the conflict that has sometimes existed between the National Security Council (NSC) and others within the national security establishment?
a. Because the NCS always integrates advice from other cabinet departments, most advisers in national security see the council as having little independent value. b. The NSC has sometimes conspired with the State and Defense departments in covert operations, such as the Iran-Contra affair. c. Because the NCS was created after September 11, 2001, many in the departments of State and Defense do not respect the limited experience of this newcomer. d. The NSC has sometimes competed with, rather than integrated advice from, cabinet departments such as State and Defense, and it also has become involved in covert operations such as the Iran-Contra affair.
A subset of the population used to study the population as a whole is known as a/an ______.
A. target population B. sampling frame C. sample D. element
The Bill of Rights is made up of the first __________ amendments to the U.S. Constitution
a. three b. five c. seven d. ten e. twelve