Due to judicial interpretations of bills of rights in recent years:
A. both state and federal courts set lower standards for human rights.
B. both state and federal courts set higher standards for human rights.
C. federal courts have been more likely than state courts to set higher standards for human rights.
D. state courts have been more likely than federal courts to set higher standards for human rights.
D
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The UN Security Council's decisions depend entirely on the interests of its member states, and although Security Council resolutions in theory bind all UN members, member states in practice often try to evade or soften their effect. These characteristics of the Council are examples of its __________.
A. plenary sessions B. expansive influence C. disregard for nations' sovereignty D. limited power
An interest group may sponsor or present a __________ case in the court pathway to influence public policy
a. curiae b. test c. grassroots d. jurisdictional
A community college district in Texas is created under the authority of __________.
A. a county B. a municipality C. the state legislature D. the independent school district in the area of the community college
The principle of popular sovereignty refers to
a. the favorable opinion of the people towards their monarch. b. the idea that all political power is derived from the people. c. how much public support an idea can garner. d. the way a sovereign nation is ruled. e. the desire for all nations to be sovereign.