When the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear a case appealed to it from a court of appeals, it is exercising its __________ jurisdiction
a. original
b. constitutional
c. mandatory
d. appellate
d
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a. The Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty. b. SALT II. c. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. d. The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I).
New local political elites tend to emphasize __________ policies
a. growth c. middle-class b. no-growth d. economic
In the past 30 years, the single most important variable in determining the outcome of an election for a member of the House of Representatives has been
(A) incumbency (B) the candidate's personal wealth (C) the previous political office the candidate held in the district (D) the candidate's membership in the political party of the president (E) the candidate's positions on key social issues
Who was the first president to propose a national health insurance program to be run by the government?
a. Franklin Roosevelt b. Bill Clinton c. Harry Truman d. Barack Obama