Which of the following is true with regard to state courts in the light of the recession that began in 2008?
A. Several state judges had suspended trying criminal cases to clear backlogs.
B. The constitutional right to a speedy trial was suspended in most states.
C. Funding cuts to state courts resulted in slowing down the justice system, especially regarding criminal cases.
D. Funding cuts to state courts resulted in slowing down the justice system, especially regarding civil cases.
E. Overall, only five states have actually reduced funding for their state court systems in 2011.
D
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When a local government has a mayor who is merely a figurehead and who must share administrative power with the council and other elected officials it is governed under
A) a strong mayor-council plan. B) a weak mayor-council plan. C) a council-manager plan. D) a commission plan. E) a committee plan.
Marbury v. Madison established the principle of
A) Constitutional penumbra. B) national supremacy. C) original intent. D) judicial review. E) stare decisis.
Which of these is an actual form of public policy?
a. Specialized politics b. Oligarchal politics c. Majoritarian politics d. Directed politics
In a representative democracy, ______ delegate authority to ______ in order to act on their behalf:
A. citizens; administrators B. bureaucrats; citizens C. principal; agents D. principal; administrators