What purpose do courts of appeal serve?
a. Correct any legal mistake made by judges at the district level
b. Correct any legal mistake made by juries at the district level
c. Remove ambiguity and inconsistency in the way the law is carried out
d. Ensure that laws are applied similarly across the nation
e. All of the above
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Agencies which have narrower responsibilities than cabinet departments are called
a. pre-cabinet departments. b. independent agencies. c. regulatory agencies. d. little-cabinet departments. e. spoils systems.
Give the significance of its impact on policy in American life, which of the following is surprising about the Supreme Court?
a. It doesn't attract more attention and publicity. b. It has the power of judicial review. c. It decides cases in closed conference. d. Its justices have lifetime appointments.
What best explains the demise of party machines?
a. congressional reforms that prevented private party meetings in "smoke-filled rooms" b. Keynesian economic reforms that increased individual wealth c. judicial reforms that ended the "pay to play" system of assigning public defenders d. progressive reforms that instituted a merit-based hiring system
Which of the waves of democratization is characterized by the onset of universal male suffrage in France or several Latin American countries?
A. first wave B. second wave C. third wave D. fourth wave