The U.S. Supreme Court has just declared a law passed by Congress as unconstitutional. In the context of checks and balances, which of the following can Congress do?
a. vote to eliminate the Supreme Court
b. rewrite the law to address the constitutional concerns of the Court
c. impeach the majority justices for failing to comply with the will of Congress
d. pass an immediate constitutional amendment to deal with the constitutionality issue
b
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Ways counties act on behalf of the state include all except
a. securing highway rights-of-way. b. housing state district courts. c. collecting state taxes. d. enforcing state laws. e. annexing territory from extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Whose nomination to the Supreme Court resulted from the planned push by Latino leaders for President Barack Obama to appoint a Latino justice?
a. Bill Richardson b. Sonia Sotomayor c. John Roberts d. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Consider the use of bar charts, histograms, and frequency polygons. When are each appropriate? Sketch each type of graph. What standards exist for presenting graphic data in social research?
What will be an ideal response?
Which statement about China's noncommunist "democratic parties" is INCORRECT?
a. Each represents a particular group in Chinese society. b. Although they do provide advice to the Chinese Communist Party on nonpolitical matters, they also accept the "guidance" of the party, meaning that they do not challenge it for power nor contest policy. c. All were established after the founding of the People's Republic of China. d. Collectively, they have a membership of just over half-a-million. e. Individual members of these parties may assume important government roles but politically the parties themselves are insignificant.