The text argues that state and local governments:
A. directly affect how well or poorly we live.
B. have no impact on how well we live.
C. have some impact on how well we live but not as much impact as the national government.
D. directly affect people's lives in some states but not in others.
A
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Party identifiers are:
A. the members of a political party who are identified easily by the people. B. those people who associate themselves as volunteers of a political party. C. the symbols used by a political party to popularize it among the public. D. those people who identify themselves as being members of a political party. E. those people who eventually become the candidates for office.
In Zorach v. Clauson (1952), Justice ________________ wrote: "We are a people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being."
a. William O. Douglas b. Robert Jackson c. Felix Frankfurter d. Hugo Black
Describe how the election process in a parliamentary system slightly resembles presidential elections in the United States
A) Party chiefs run as candidates for prime minister. B) Citizens vote directly for the each new prime minister. C) Citizens vote for a party member with the knowledge that the next prime minister will be the head of the largest party. D) The prime minister is appointed for a four-year term and can be reappointed one time.
What happened in 1937 that prompted the Supreme Court to cease its attempts to limit the power of the national government under the commerce clause?
A) Congress enacted legislation severely limiting the Supreme Court's jurisdiction over commerce matters. B) Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, and all parts of the government rallied around the president and his policy decisions. C) Three members of the Supreme Court were killed in a train accident, and Franklin Roosevelt was able to replace them with justices who were loyal to his policies. D) Franklin Roosevelt proposed legislation allowing him to appoint six additional members to the Supreme Court, sending a clear message that the Supreme Court shouldn't stand in his way any longer. E) A new chief justice was appointed who believed in a strong role for federal government, and a bailout plan for the American people.