The candidate who already holds the office that is up for election is called the ______.
a. incumbent
b. challenger
c. party official
d. governor
e. suffragette
a. incumbent
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According to the text, Brown v. Board of Education illustrates, among other things, that
a. the impact of a Supreme Court decision is lessened by dissension among justices. b. a concurring opinion can make a Supreme Court decision a dead letter. c. when a dissenting opinion is written in a Supreme Court decision, it has no impact on the final decision. d. only the majority opinion in a Supreme Court decision counts. e. unanimity among justices can make the impact of a Supreme Court decision much greater.
Prior to the financial crisis, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, who kept interest rates low to increase the availability of money, was
A) Simon Johnson. B) Henry Paulson. C) Freddie Mac. D) Alan Greenspan.
War powers are shared between Congress and
A) the judiciary. B) the people. C) the president. D) the state legislatures. E) the Supreme Court.
The case of Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Education addressed
a. racial balancing in schools. b. gender equality through government contracts. c. accessibility to public buildings. d. gay marriage.