Judicial activism has become an important political issue because
a. it shows that judges are influenced by public opinion.
b. conservatives have argued that judges are acting as legislators on issues such as same-sex marriage.
c. only liberals have engaged in judicial activism.
d. when judges engage in judicial activism, the rights of the minority are rarely protected.
b. conservatives have argued that judges are acting as legislators on issues such as same-sex marriage.
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A. southern capitalists, including plantation owners B. abolitionists in the North C. the Republican majority in Washington, D.C. D. the state legislatures that constructed Jim Crow laws
Which of the following is NOT true of state regulatory policies?
A. New regulations often come up due to intense media coverage of the problem. B. Considerable regulatory power is exercised in fields pre-empted by federal law. C. Regulations usually do not involve large amounts of direct government expenditures. D. Most Americans see the regulatory maze as government at its worst.
Congress passes a second budget resolution by September that will
A) set limits on expenditures based on revenue projections. B) ??revise program authorizations to achieve required savings. C) ?establish a discretionary government program or an entitlement. D) ?fund programs established by authorization bills. E) resolve the differences between House and Senate versions of the budget.
Benefiting from someone else’s work, such as using a public goods without paying taxes, is an example of ______.
A. the free rider problem B. economic inequality C. overdispersion issues D. underdispersion issues