One example of the Framers' intent to insulate the Senate from the tyranny of the majority was to __________
a. give the Senate authority to overturn a presidential veto without House ratification
b. give the Senate authority to overturn a Supreme Court decision
c. have members appointed by incumbent senators
d. have members appointed by their respective state legislatures
Answer: d. have members appointed by their respective state legislatures
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What will be an ideal response?
Even though the residents of Washington, D.C., have never had voting members of Congress, the Twenty-Third Amendment gives the people of Washington, D.C., ________._
A. senators B. representatives C. presidential electors D. ambassadors
What did President Obama do to counterbalance the U.S. Supreme Court's Conservative tilt?
A) He appointed one African American justice and one Hispanic justice. B) He appointed two liberal women justices. C) He reinforced executive privilege. D) He appointed one conservative and one moderate justice.
An interest group filing an amicus curiae brief is an example of __________
a. grassroots lobbying b. how interest groups influence elections c. lobbying the executive branch d. lobbying the judicial branch