The total number of appellate filings in state courts each year is around ____ cases.
a. 75,000
b. 290,000
c. 1,000,000
d. 22,000,000
b. 290,000
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The economists who are in favor of an interventionist state ________
A. argue that minimal state involvement in the economy is adequate to maintain economic growth B. believe that command economies tend to generate economic inequalities C. argue that economic policies such as low tax rates, and low tariffs and other barriers to imports are best ways to protect private property and encourage productive investment D. believe that sacrificing some individual economic freedom is necessary to support the welfare of everyone in the society E. emphasize political and economic freedom of choice of individual citizens
According the Twenty-fifth Amendment, what happens in the event of a vacancy in the vice presidency?
a. The House appoints a new vice president with approval of the president. b. The president nominates an individual subject to the approval of both House and Senate by a majority vote. c. The president nominates an individual with advice and consent of the Senate. d. A general election is held on the first Tuesday in November and the Speaker of the House serves until the election. e. The House nominates and the Senate confirms, with the president maintaining veto power.
The term political socialization refers to
a. how we acquire our political manners. b. how nice politicians are to one another. c. the process by which we acquire our political beliefs. d. the relationships among politics, social skills, and racial tolerance. e. social events that politicians attend.
One factor helping to break the deadlock that developed in the civil rights movement during the early 1960s was the
A) media coverage of violence by white segregationists. B) Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. C) decentralization of power in the House and Senate. D) civil unrest that shook several northern cities. E) election of Republican presidents.