Which of the following statements best compares policy making in different legal systems?
a. Judges in code law systems are more activist than judges in common law systems.
b. Judges in common law systems have more rules to obey than judges in civil law systems.
c. Judges in code law systems have fewer opportunities to shape policy than judges in common law systems.
d. Judges in civil law systems have more opportunities to shape policy than judges in common law systems.
Answer: c
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Why are recall elections seldom successful statewide?
a. Most elected officials step down before the recall can be completed. b. Most people are not so dissatisfied with their elected officials to give recall elections the required time. c. Recall elections require a high percentage of voters’ signatures. d. The state legislature is seldom willing to ratify the recall. e. Voters are seldom willing to foot the bill for another election.
Which of the following is a reason why free trade often promotes peace?
a. Capitalist business owners develop pacifist outlooks. b. Countries that engage in free trade spend significantly less on their militaries. c. Free trade leads to the elimination of state borders. d. Countries that trade with each other are reluctant to go to war against each other.
The medium that first allowed public officials to reach the public in a relatively unfiltered manner was
A. the national magazine. B. the national newspaper. C. radio. D. television. E. the Internet.
In searching for a scientific explanation of war, the author concludes that
a. we are closer than ever to identifying the fundamental causes of war. b. scholars still are unable to definitively determine the causes of war. c. wars can now be predicted accurately. d. certain explanations have been determined to be more scientific than others.