Which of the following is a fairly predictable pattern of how issues come onto the public agenda, how their politics develop, and how they recede from active debate?
a. Issue advocacy
b. Issue growth
c. Issue placement
d. Issue evolution
d
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Judicial activism means
A. the Supreme Court should accept as many cases for decision as it can. B. the Supreme Court should actively check the other branches of government when they exceed their authority. C. the Supreme Court should have the power of judicial review. D. the courts should defer to decisions made by the elected representatives of the people whenever possible. E. the members of the Supreme Court should deliver as many public speeches as possible, in an effort to engage and inform the American people.
Which of the following statements about women in Germany is NOT correct? a. There has never been a female chancellor
b. During the period of divided Germany, more women worked in West Germany than East Germany. c. During the period of divided Germany, women were politically and economically marginalized in both the east and west. d. Women's participation in the labor force has generally been unchanged since unification. e. The percentage of women holding seats in the Bundestag has consistently risen over the past few decades.
Obama's position relative to Congress was stronger when he became president in 2008 than it was after the 2010 midterm elections because in 2008, __________
A) Obama's popularity was equal to that of the Republicans who controlled Congress, which forced the parties to compromise to advance the goals of the president B) Obama governed under a system of divided government, giving the Democrats in the Senate much more power to enact his proposals C)Obama controlled the White House, and the Republicans who controlled Congress were moderates who supported his landmark legislative proposals D) Obama's party controlled both houses of Congress,which meant that the legislative branch shared many of the goals of the executive branch
Which of the following best explains the concept of "judicial restraint"?
a. The Supreme Court (and lesser courts) should not interpret the judges' own philosophies or policy preferences into the law but should continue the law whenever reasonably possible to avoid second-guessing the legislative and executive branches. b. The Supreme Court (and lesser courts) should avoid handing down decisions that are likely to result in either an appeal of the decision, or the overturning of an earlier decision. c. The Supreme Court shall not hear certain kinds of cases without first conducting its own investigation into the causes of action that led to the case being filed. d. The judicial system should strive for ideological balance, with equal numbers of conservative and liberal judges on the bench in each state. e. In criminal trials, federal courts should impose the lightest possible sentence, and grant probation whenever possible, in order to avoid overburdening the federal prison system.