The First Amendment's freedom of speech and the right to petition government clauses protect the activities of interest groups.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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What is one reason to question our reverence of constitutions?
A. "They express traditions and lofty democratic ideals, which makes them command respect." B. Those who wrote them were deeply influenced by their own historical and cultural contexts. C. They are pragmatic documents written to address the real needs of society and government. D. "They play an important role in our civic lives, defining them, in many ways."
Compare the Hastert Rule in the House with the nuclear option in the Senate and discuss the implications of these for Congress as a democratic body.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is true with regard to the commerce clause?
A. Contained in Article I of the Constitution, the clause sets forth the implied powers of Congress. B. It refers to the clause that states that Congress has the right to make all laws essential to carry out all powers the Constitution vests in the national government. C. It refers to the clause in the Constitution that requires each state to recognize the civil judgments rendered by the courts of the other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid. D. It refers to the clause in the Constitution that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations. E. Contained in Article VI of the Constitution, the clause gives national laws the absolute power even when states have enacted a competing law.
The largest proportion of state supreme court decisions involves ________
A. criminal cases B. death penalty appeals C. economic interests D. political controversies