In the Nixon Tapes Case of 1974 (United States v. Nixon) the Supreme Court ruled in effect that
a. the President's claim of executive privilege as a justification for withholding subpoenaed information from the grand jury and special prosecutor violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
b. the President's claim of executive privilege can never be used as a basis for refusing to provide information requested by a grand jury.
c. the President, like other Watergate coconspirators, should have been indicted before the tapes were subpoenaed.
d. any presidential assertion of executive privilege must prevail over ordinary considerations of the criminal process.
A
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A. how to ensure free and fair elections and protect civil liberties B. how to ensure adequate participation in a democracy C. how to ensure participation while maintaining accountability D. how to provide security to citizens while maintaining freedom of expression E. how to balance an effective government with a limited government
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A)weak B)strong C)moderate D)declining
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A. single nontransferable vote system B. alternative vote system C. single-member district plurality system D. majority-runoff two-round system
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A. the military has increased likely due to the military's role in the war on terrorism. B. religion has decreased due to sex scandals. C. Congress has increased due to the passage of healthcare reform. D. the military has increased likely due to the military's role in the war on terrorism, and in religion has decreased due to sex scandals. E. Congress has increased due to balancing the federal budget.