Which of the following statements about the Russian Constitutional Court is NOT true?
a. Yeltsin suspended its operations in 1993.
b. It has the power to adjudicate disputes on the constitutionality of federal and regional laws.
c. Although it has a record of protecting individual rights and addressing the constitutionality of regional laws, it has been cautious in confronting the executive.
d. Its judges are nominated by the president but must be approved by the Federation Council.
e. Its power is weakened because it cannot rule on jurisdictional disputes between government institutions.
e
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a. Civil rights promote equality by using government; civil liberties protect liberty by restricting government. b. Civil rights are not in the Constitution; civil liberties are. c. Civil rights are protected by the U.S. constitution; civil liberties are protected by state constitutions. d. Civil rights tell the government what it cannot do; civil liberties tell the government what it must. do
Following the 1968 election, Democrats put into place a system of __________, in which voters picked delegates who pledged their support for a particular presidential candidate
a. responsible party models b. states nominating conventions c. state primaries– d. binding primaries
In presidential systems, the president and legislators serve ______.
A. multiple terms B. fixed terms C. single terms D. flexible terms
Scholars who take a predatory view of the state see a security dilemma as existing primarily between
A. individuals. B. states. C. individuals and the state. D. ethnic groups.