Supreme Court justices inclined toward _____ are more likely to take an expansive view of the Court's jurisdiction and powers than are judges who embrace judicial restraint
a. activism
b. stare decisis
c. conservatism
d. natural law
A
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Despite public support for more federal funding for education, legislators have failed to pass funding bills due to social conflict in two areas. Those are:
A. Integrated vs segregated schools B. English immersion vs ESL C. Public vs private sectarian education D. A & B only E. A & C only
What was the consistent theme of major Supreme Court decisions in the decades following the Civil War?
a. State governments can do little to use political power to disadvantage black persons. b. The Constitution requires a broad interpretation of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. c. The federal government can do little to affect race relations in the states. d. The federal government is the only authority on the implementation of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. e. The judiciary is supreme over the other branches of government in matters of economic development.
It was fitting that a separate presidential staff would arise during Roosevelt's presidency because ______.
A. Roosevelt persuaded Congress to create many relief agencies outside of the bureaucracy so this increased management responsibilities for the President B. fighting a two-front war combined with managing the economy increased the demands for information C. Congress was willing to give the President whatever he wanted since there was unified Democratic control D. Roosevelt's management skills were so poor that the existing bureaucracy no longer wanted to oversee federal programs
In terms of environmental problems, realists would agree with all of the following except
a. realists are skeptical about climate change and resource shortages. b. states are reluctant to sign on to any agreement that might jeopardize their military or economic power. c. states take a pessimistic view of the prospects for international cooperation on environmental problems. d. even when states are in agreement about the desirability of cooperation, they are concern with relative gains.