In its 2011 decision Snyder v. Phelps, the Supreme Court affirmed the right of the Westboro Baptist Church to
A) call for the violent overthrow of the Supreme Court.
B) picket Planned Parenthood clinics with images of guns.
C) distribute leaflets outside IRS offices telling taxpayers they were going to hell.
D) picket funerals to communicate their belief that God punishes the military for tolerating homosexuality.
E) legally remove a statue of the Ten Commandments from a public park if their own tablet reading, "God Hates America" was not also accepted for display.
D
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Which word best describes the constitutional provisions relating to the powers of the president?
a. exact b. static c. deferential d. vague
Today, there are approximately __________ Native Americans living in the United States.
A. 30 million B. 13 million C. 800,000 D. 3.2 million E. 300 million
One advantage of the ratification method established by the Constitutional Convention was that it
a. included small and large state delegations. b. combined public opinion and deliberation. c. required unanimous consent. d. allowed states to adopt different versions of the Constitution. e. did not require participation of the people.
The president, members of Congress, presidential candidates, and the media are all talking about falling test scores and the failures of public education. Not a day goes by that the issue isn't front and center
Urgent debates on the need for reform are ever present. Not surprising, when a polling organization conducted a survey that asked, "What do you think is the most important problem facing the country today?" 35 percent replied "education." What is the best explanation for this polling response? a. The miracle of aggregation shapes what the public thinks about and what they think about it. b. Partisanship shapes what the public thinks about and what they think about it. c. Opinion leaders shape what the public thinks about and what they think about it. d. Moderately attentive "scorekeepers" shape what the public thinks about and what they think about it. e. The political sophistication of voters shapes what the public thinks about and what they think about it.