The fights over the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling illustrated that
a. command authority was the only solution to the problem.
b. deadlines can motivate both sides to reach a compromise.
c. separation of powers creates real problems for government spending.
d. having supermajority requirements increases transaction costs.
b. deadlines can motivate both sides to reach a compromise.
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Article III of the Constitution explicitly provides the Supreme Court with the power of judicial review.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Explain how Gideon v. Wainwright changed how the courts interpreted the Sixth Amendment
What will be an ideal response?
The Declaration of Independence was a foreign policy document because it
a. established the fundamental laws by which the government would design its foreign policy. b. outlined the plan for a new government. c. specifically requested military and financial support from other nations. d. addressed a national government. e. was intended to justify rebellion and gain the support of other nations.
Southern states were successful in stripping away the civil rights of Blacks because
a. Southern senators successfully used the filibuster to block any legislative action. b. the election of a string of southern presidents allowed aggressive use of the veto to block federal action. c. the Supreme Court narrowly interpreted the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to overturn federal laws. d. following economic depressions in the 1880s, many African Americans left the South and moved North, seeking more steady work.