A New England town meeting is an example of __________
a. pluralist democracy
c. direct democracy
b. republicanism in action
d. tyranny of the majority
ANS: C
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Describe the role of senatorial courtesy in presidential judicial appointments
Answer:
Carefully defined operational definitions will assure that the measure is
A) both valid and reliable. B) valid, but not necessarily reliable. C) reliable, but not necessarily valid. D) None of the above
What is contained in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
a. A state can deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, as long as its own laws have clear instructions for doing so. b. No state can deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without first being given a court order to do so. c. A state can deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process, if it has just cause. d. No state can deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.
Which of the following is true of both the House of Representatives and the Senate?
(A) Both chambers must approve the president's nominees for judicial and administrative positions. (B) Both chambers employ a complex system of permanent committees to assist them in carrying out their legislative duties. (C) Both the Speaker of the House and the Senate's president pro tempore are elected by majority vote of their respective chamber. (D) Both chambers encourage and permit extensive discussion of important issues and proposed legislation on the chamber floor. (E) When midterm vacancies occur in either chamber, state governors are permitted to appoint replacement members.