Courts play an important role in policy making because
a. statutes and constitutional clauses are often vague, requiring judicial interpretation.
b. the Constitution gives courts review power over taxation, separation of powers, and laws that impact individual rights.
c. courts have a higher approval rating than Congress or the president.
d. the Court can review the constitutionality of laws immediately after they are passed, acting as a “third house” of Congress.
a. statutes and constitutional clauses are often vague, requiring judicial interpretation.
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House party leaders are which of the following?
a. members’ bosses, not their agents b. members’ agents, not their bosses c. a shadow government d. lobbyists
Identify and describe the various means by which governments exercise control over their people.
What will be an ideal response?
Politicians rely upon interest groups for information because
a. interest groups possess expertise. b. citizens expect them to do so. c. groups are well funded and willing to make generous campaign contributions. d. the Constitution demands it. e. Federalist 10 recommended it.
If researchers were interested in studying the effects of New York State's raising of the drinking age to 21 on traumatic brain injury, what type of research design would be ideal?
A) a standard 2 X 2 factorial B) an equivalent control-group design C) a between-subjects design D) an interrupted time-series design