Under the Articles of Confederation, what could Congress do?
a. collect money from states for services
b. collect taxes from citizens
c. request money from states
d. prohibit states from conducting foreign affairs
c
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Which of the following statements about the selection of Supreme Court justices is FALSE?
A) The president usually relies on the Attorney General and the Department of Justice to identify and screen candidates for the Court. B) Senators play a greater role in the recruitment of Supreme Court justices than in the selection of lower court judges. C) The president usually operates under fewer constraints in nominating members to the Supreme Court than to the lower courts. D) Candidates for nomination to the Supreme Court usually keep a low profile. E) none of the above
What phenomenon is illustrated by a sudden spike in public concern about global warming followed by a gradual fading of the issue from the center of public and governmental attention?
a. the public policy process b. the issue-attention cycle c. incremental policy change d. the power of iron triangles
?_____________ is an example of a progressive tax, while ____________ is an example of a regressive tax.
A. ?The Medicare tax; the state sales tax B. ?The Social Security tax; the state sales tax C. ?The state sales tax; the Social Security tax D. ?The Federal income tax; the Medicare tax E. ?None of these choices is true.
The Burger Court would be classified in which of the following ways?
A) as an activist Court B) as a "strict constructionist" Court C) as a "loose constructionist" Court D) as a liberal Court E) an innovative court