Which of the following laws would be the most likely to draw strict scrutiny from the Supreme Court when determining its constitutionality?
a. Male and female student athletes cannot compete on the same basketball team at the university level.--
b. Businesses cannot discriminate against gays and lesbians in hiring and promotion decisions.
c. Those without a college degree are not eligible for upper-level civil service jobs.
d. Government contracts must be awarded to a contractor who is a racial minority whenever at least 10 percent of the bidders are minority-owned businesses.
d
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Humanitarian intervention requires
a. a revision of the UN Charter since peacekeeping is not mentioned. b. UN personnel administering the government of the threatened state. c. a Security Council resolution authorizing action. d. the approval of the governments in the region. e. a General Assembly vote authorizing funds to implement intervention.
A major reason for the creation of primary elections was to
A) eliminate the corruption and unresponsiveness that accompanied deal making by "party bosses." B) guarantee that candidates had to be smart but not necessarily popular. C) concentrate control over the nominating process in the hands of a very few people. D) allow minority groups denied the right to vote in other forms of election to have a say. E) all of the above
What does "The Team" refer to?
a. the chairs of the House and the Senate when they meet together b. lobbyists who are not registered with the Ethics Commission c. those legislators who are supporters and allies of the presiding officers d. those members of the house that group together against the Speaker and the lieutenant governor
What is the benefit of government employees being chosen by the merit system?
a. The governor cannot appoint non-qualified personnel. b. Government employees are not involved in unions. c. Employees cannot be fired for disagreeing politically with the governor. d. Employees are able to stall the governor's agenda.