What is the Basel Ban?
a) A prohibition against the import of toxic chemicals into Switzerland b) An international treaty that bans toxic waste exports from rich countries to poor ones c) A prohibition against the export of contaminated agricultural products from Third World nations d) An international treaty that bans trade involving genetically modified foods
B
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As political linkage factors, how do people in interest groups and social movements directly influence the Court?
What will be an ideal response?
According to the graph on page 100,
a. Americans do not see a need for affirmative action. b. more whites than African Americans are unhappy with the status quo. c. Americans agree with efforts to improve the position of minorities but do not like preferential treatment given to minorities. d. most blacks feel affirmative action is no longer necessary. e. support for affirmative action has increased substantially since the 1980s.
The position of president in the Iranian government
a. is predominantly a symbolic position, and subservient to the prime minister. b. was provided with much more power after the death of Ayatollah Khomeini. c. has no term limits, therefore can be occupied by an individual for life. d. has never been held by a religious cleric.
Which of the following is true regarding the Iranian judicial system?
a. Judges hold little power in comparison to state prosecutors who are able to bring charges, call juries, and ultimately determine the penalty for guilty offenders. b. Iran has a Supreme Court that ensures that the laws and actions of government fit with the goals and principles of the constitution. c. The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over all matters, and has a chief justice that sits for life. d. All formal laws recognized by the court are secular in nature, there are private courts run by clerics to implement sharia law.