The Supreme Court tackles controversial issues such as abortion and gay marriage before Congress does. This exemplifies ______.
a. its agenda-setting power
b. judicial restraint
c. the legal model of jurisprudence
d. the strategic model of jurisprudence
a. its agenda-setting power
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Which of the following statements most accurately reflects Americans' views about foreign aid?
a. The United States spends too much on foreign aid. b. The United States should spend more on foreign aid. c. Foreign aid comprises a very small percentage of the federal budget. d. The United States spends much less on foreign aid than other Western democracies.
?A _____________ system of government is one in which the central government has ______________.
A. ?federal; almost all the power B. ?unitary; equal power with the states/provinces C. ?unitary; almost all the power D. ?federal; almost no real power E. ?confederal; almost all the power
Which of the following statements about youth politics and the generational divide in Brazil is NOT correct?
a. Young Brazilians vote and mobilize often, although the degree of their engagement is a function of their level of education with the college educated acting most consistently. b. Access to technology and available time are two important factors that facilitate the activism of Brazil's middle-class youth. c. The key demand of Brazilian youth is for cleaner government. d. Brazil has a rapidly aging population sharpening the political differences between the country's generations. e. The clash of youthful expectations about Brazil's democracy and its lingering problems of poverty, inequality, and poor governance was at the center of the protests that erupted in June 2013.