A formal directive to executive branch departments and agencies that has the force of law is called an __________.

A. executive pardon
B. executive order
C. executive directive
D. executive proclamation


Answer: B

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The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as START II, called for

A) destruction of three-fourths of the nuclear warheads between the United States and Russia over ten years. B) total elimination of all land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles with multiple warheads. C) the United States to reduce its total of missiles to thirty-five hundred and Russia to three thousand by the year 2003 or sooner. D) all of the above. E) none of the above.

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Which of the following statements is true of the term "jurisdiction"?

A) It refers to the reasons given by a Supreme Court judge for a particular ruling. B) It applies to the power of courts to decide matters about certain persons, types of property, or subjects. C) It describes the absolute power possessed by higher courts to overrule rulings of lower courts. D) It refers to the obligation of state courts to decide cases based on the documented history of precedents. E) It describes the power of legislature to veto bills.

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In order to make it hard for poor blacks to vote without falling afoul of the Fifteenth Amendment, many southern states required citizens to pay __________, which disproportionately disenfranchised African Americans

Fill in the blank with the correct words.

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