Which of the following statements is not accurate?
a. That courts in the United States will not accept a case until all other remedies, legal and
administrative, have been exhausted, is a principle of judicial self-restraint.
b. The U.S. Supreme Court is not bound (technically) by precedents.
c. A political question is one that ought properly to be resolved by the legislative or executive branches
of government.
d. A principle of judicial self-restraint holds that, except in cases involving specific areas of civil rights and liberties, the burden of proof falls on the government when the constitutionality of a law is challenged.
d. A principle of judicial self-restraint holds that, except in cases involving specific areas of civil rights and liberties, the burden of proof falls on the government when the constitutionality of a law is challenged.
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a. faction b. political party c. single-issue organization d. special interest group
The three-fifths compromise
a. gave slave states the 50 percent of the seats in the House of Representatives they were hoping for. b. dismantled the institution of slavery in the South. c. assured the ratification of the new constitution. d. assured that the new constitution would not be ratified. e. provided a final resolution for the issue of slavery.
Gubernatorial elections are most commonly held every
a. six years. b. four years. c. three years. d. two years.
The secretary of state in Texas is responsible for __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).