A government decree that a person is guilty of a crime, rendered without benefit of a trial, is known as __________.
A. an ex post facto law
B. a habeas corpus violation
C. a bill of attainder
D. double jeopardy
Answer: C
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Which of the following provides the most complete listing of federal government data?
a.) the Catalog of United States Census Publications b.) the American Statistical Index c.) the Statistical Yearbook d.) the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Which of these is most likely to occur when Congress is concerned about ballooning federal deficits?
A. A state must carry out a federal policy but receives no money to do so . B. A state receives federal money for a program and decides how to spend it . C. A state complies with federal regulations and receives money for specific purposes. D. A state enacts policy with no influence and no funding from the federal government.
The textbook suggests that weak congressional oversight was a factor in the ______.
a. attacks of September 11, 2001 b. decision to begin the war in Iraq c. slow response of the government to Hurricane Katrina d. increasing budget deficit e. BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Minor parties are the most successful in __________
a. multiparty systems b. winner-take-all systems c. systems operating under Duverger's Law d. two-party systems