In Korematsu v. United States (1944), the Supreme Court upheld the government's decision to place Japanese Americans, no matter their citizenship, into internment camps. Which branch of government was interpreting the law?

a. Legislative
b. Judicial
c. Administrative
d. Executive


Answer: b. Judicial

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The South African president's ability to dominate the policy-making process stems from all of the following EXCEPT

a. his ability to appoint senior government officials. b. his chairing of the cabinet. c. his role as party leader. d. his de facto power over parliamentary office holding. e. his role as commander-in-chief of the South African military.

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What is the goal of a trend study?

A. to determine whether a sample has changed over time B. to determine whether a population has changed over time C. to follow the same people for at least 10 years to see how they change D. to conduct a survey on the most recent topic in a society

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Which of the following was most likely to support proposed provisions that strengthened national power?

a. James Madison b. Patrick Henry c. George Mason d. Samuel Adams e. James Winthrop

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The concept of__________is related to agenda setting

A) narrowcasting B) priming C) microtargeting D) lobbying E) campaigning

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