According to one study, judges rule on civil liberties cases in ways that are consistent with their ideological preferences roughly 80 percent of the time. Which model of judicial decision-making does this represent?
a. the legal model
b. the constitutional law model
c. the attitudinal model
d. the stare decisis model
e. the strategic model
c
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Which statement about the dual-budgeting system in Texas is not true? a. Both the legislative and executive branches prepare separate budget documents. b. "Dual budgeting" refers to the budget committees of both the House and the Senate. c. It is is wasteful but allows different political perspectives to be heard
d. It tends to take an incremental approach. e. It outlines state expenditures for a two-year period.
Which of the following is NOT used in correlated-groups designs?
A) matching of participants B) random assignment to conditions C) within-subjects procedures D) careful measurement of the dependent variable
The Environmental Protection Agency, the leading federal agency for environmental policy,
a. is an independent regulatory body created in 1970. b. is housed within the department of interior and was created in 1955. c. is a cabinet-level office created in 1955. d. has never enforced environmental regulations and is solely a symbolic agency.
The Texas Constitution stipulates that all county judges must have law degrees
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.