April is a federal district judge who is strongly motivated by the court’s need to defend individual rights and liberties from interference by the other branches of government. Which describes April judicial priority?

a. judicial activism 
b. judicial review 
c. judicial restraint 
d. original jurisdiction 


a. judicial activism 

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Which statement about the executive under military rule is NOT accurate? a. Major executive decisions were always subject to the approval of a ruling council of high-level military officers. b. The leadership style of military heads of state varied considerably

c. The military head of state made appointments to most senior government positions. d. Patron–client relationships flourished which had the effect of structurally weakening the military overall. e. The military juntas often of democratic transition in part to gain legitimacy.

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Compared to Gorbachev’s reforms in the USSR, Deng’s reforms

a. were more cautious in the area of economics. b. were more cautious in the area of politics. c. placed less emphasis on the role of the communist party. d. were not particularly successful.

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Congress responded to the feminist movement by passing laws that

A. prohibited discrimination on the basis of gender in employment and among students in any school receiving federal funds. B. gave women equal access to the entering of all private organizations. C. outlawed all-male schools. D. provided free day care and maternal care to all working mothers. E. prohibited gender discrimination except when there was a compelling justification.

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Which type of rulemaking did the practice of negotiated rulemaking replace in the U.S. government?

  a. notice-and-comment   b. consensus   c. procedural  d. fact-finding 

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