A Supreme Court decision can establish national policy on such issues as abortion, racial segregation, and gay rights.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
A Supreme Court decision can establish national policy on such issues as abortion, racial segregation, and gay rights. For this reason, the federal courts have often come under attack, particularly in the last decade or so. See 14-5: Assessing the Role of the Federal Courts
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Which political ideology has never really generated much support in the American national political arena?
a. Republicans b. Independents c. Socialists d. Democrats e. All of these groups have received substantial political support.
The ruling reached by the U.S. Supreme Court in Smith v. Allwright __________
a. declared that gerrymandering based on race is unconstitutional b. brought to an end the white primary by declaring it unconstitutional c. ruled that parties had to open their membership to all races d. found that Jim Crow laws were unconstitutional and banned them
A process for impeaching the presidential impeachment is an example of _____
a. devolution b. semipresidentialism c. checks and balances d. a vote of no confidence
Why was the spoils system ultimately discontinued?
a. due to growing concerns about a poorly functioning federal bureaucracy b. due to public pressure to shrink the size of the federal bureaucracy c. due to a Supreme Court decision ruling the spoils system unconstitutional d. due to the diversification of the federal bureaucracy following the Civil War