Which of the following six founding institutions of the EU most directly represents the political interests of EU member states?
a. European Parliament
b. European Commission
c. Council of the European Union
d. European Court of Justice
c. Council of the European Union
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Changes in Eastern Europe in the past decade have been most apparent in the growth of
A. trade unions. B. anomic groups. C. associational groups. D. class-based interest groups.
Beginning in the late 1880s, the Supreme Court used substantive due process, as well as the Commerce Clause, the Tenth Amendment and related constitutional provisions, to protect _______________ from ________________
a. economic individualism; legislative power b. public policy; economic individualism c. economic freedom; individualism d. the government's police power; Social Darwinism
Under strict judicial scrutiny, the ordinary presumption of constitutionality is reversed whereby the ___________ carries the burden of proof that the challenged policy is constitutional
a. party challenging the policy b. government c. individual that disfavors the policy d. None of the above is true.
Which of the following statements is true of "new" new federalism?
a. The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed to limit state powers. b. It came about as a consequence of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs. c. Devolution was pushed through by Democrats in all sectors of policymaking. d. States got more freedom with federal grants in exchange for handling more social service programs.