The first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court was appointed in what year?
a. 1790
b. 1865
c. 1900
d. 1981
e. 2001
ANS: D
You might also like to view...
Assume we are carrying out a study involving children between the ages of 6 months and 2-1/2 years. We are looking at the effects of sudden noise on behavioral response. The most important variable to match the groups on is
A) birth order. B) eye color. C) age. D) weight.
The difference between the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution was that the
a. former was aimed at the agricultural sector, whereas the latter was aimed at the industrial sector. b. former came about because Mao was unhappy with the country's progress, whereas the latter came about because party officials close to Mao convinced him to pursue a purification program. c. former was aimed at economic development, whereas the latter was aimed at opening up the Chinese culture to foreign influences. d. goal of the former was to quickly develop China economically, whereas the goal of the latter was to purify the party of class enemies. e. former did not involve political suppression, whereas the latter did.
The two parts of the recruitment process are initial recruitment to politics, and later
A. the development of political attitudes among officeholders. B. the relationship between branches of the government, C. the frequency with which elections are held. D. promotion within the political infrastructure.
In which of the following ways was political patronage instrumental in the assassination of President James Garfield?
a. His assassin was a disappointed political office-seeker. b. His assassin objected to the Pendleton Act. c. His assassin was a civil servant. d. His assassin was critical of the spoils system.