Which of the following statements regarding the dual court system in the United States is true?
a. State and federal courts operate in distinctly separate geographic areas.
b. State courts handle civil prosecutions whereas criminal prosecutions are reserved for federal courts.
c. Authority for law rests with state courts, and public policy authority is reserved to federal courts.
d. The existence of two court systems within each state reflects American federalism.
d
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The writers of the Constitution allowed ________ to decide who should vote
A) Congress B) the president and vice president C) natural born citizens D) registered voters E) the states
Amnesty International is an NGO that focuses on which of the following?
a. Global environmental protection b. Global human rights c. Global immigrant rights d. Global antinuclear weapons
The largest age group of voters is
a. under 21 b. 30-45 years old. c. over 55 years old. d. over 70 years old.
What was the purpose of the Hatch Act?
a. to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity b. to promote transparency in the federal bureaucracy c. to prohibit awarding government jobs based on partisan loyalty d. to authorize greater use of discretion in bureaucratic decision-making