As a result of a practice known as _____, home-state senators of the president's political party can influence the choice of the nominee to a district court.
A. partisan politeness
B. senatorial courtesy
C. representative respect
D. senatorial chivalry
E. congressional cordiality
Answer: B
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According to the Supreme Court, evidence that is a product of a warrantless or unreasonable search __________.
A. may be used in a trial if the jury requests it be admitted B. may be used in a trial under the "good reason" exception C. may not be used in trial D. may be used in the original trial but not on appeal
The Supreme Court has ruled that prior restraint ______.
a. may be used by presidents in situations they declare to involve national security b. may be used in cases in which words are malicious c. may be upheld only in cases of national emergency d. may be upheld when Congress has granted the president legal authority to censor
In their struggle for equal treatment, women, unlike blacks, had to deal with a legal tradition that
A) claimed to be protecting them. B) regarded them as chattel. C) had always treated them as equal in theory. D) had consistently ignored them. E) had accorded them special rights and responsibilities.
Which type of power relationship prevailed between the national government and the states between 1789 and 1932?
A. centralized federalism B. dual federalism C. cooperative federalism D. judicial federalism E. horizontal federalism