What is the principle of jurisprudence that binds judges to past precedent?
A) ad hoc
B) stare decisis
C) amicus curiae
D) ex ante
B
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Which president declared that "the era of big government is over"?
a. Roosevelt b. Johnson c. Nixon d. Reagan e. Clinton
What was the real purpose of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s court-packing plan?
a. Implementing mandatory retirement ages for judges so that Roosevelt could appoint new judges who would be sympathetic to his New Deal programs. b. The opportunity to appoint as many as six new justices that would give the Court a majority of justices sympathetic to his New Deal programs. c. The opportunity to appoint as many as six new justices that would give the Court a majority of justices who would consistently rule congressional actions unconstitutional. d. The opportunity to appoint as many as six new justices that would give the Court a majority of justices who would be sympathetic to the United States fighting in Europe.
The most common method of amending state constitutions is through popular initiatives
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following is true regarding the religious composition and status of the population in India?
A. India is primarily a Hindu nation no representation of the other world religions in its population. B. Indian religious strains are restricted to Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity. C. India houses the world's last significant community of Zoroastrians, members of an ancient religion originating in Iran. D. India has witnessed even more Hindu-Muslim strife in the modern times than it witnessed in the colonial times. E. India banned all government discrimination on the basis of religion only recently.