______ describes what governments or other organizations do to deal with risks, such as adopting public policies to regulate them.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Risk management
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29. In recent years, several Texas cities have adopted juvenile curfews, requiring persons under the age of 18 to be off the streets late at night and, in Houston, during school hours as well
Suppose a group of youngsters believes that their rights are violated by the curfew. On which of the following bases could they make their challenge? a) They could file suit under the provisions of both the U.S. and the Texas constitutions because both documents protect individual rights. b) They could file suit only under the provisions of the U.S. Constitution because the Texas Constitution does not protect individual rights. c) They could file suit only under the provisions of the Texas Constitution because the U.S. Constitution does not protect individuals from the actions of state and local governments. d) They could not file suit at all because neither the U.S. nor the Texas constitution applies to the actions of local governments. e) Because they are under the age of 18, the rights contained in the U.S. and the Texas constitutions do not apply to them.
In his first term, several of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal reforms were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as an overreach of federal powers. What was the response of President Roosevelt to these Court rulings?
A) The Roosevelt administration's New Deal reforms were implemented anyway and the Supreme Court failed to enforce its ruling. B) President Roosevelt devised a "court-packing plan" that would increase the number of justices and allow him to appoint them. C) The Roosevelt administration ceased to support the New Deal policies. D) The Roosevelt administration appealed the ruling to the international courts. E) The Roosevelt administration took the cases into each of the state supreme courts.
While the implementation of an electoral college has failed to keep presidential elections out of the hands of _____________, it has largely succeeded in keeping the election of presidents out of the hands of _____________.
A. the people; Congress B. Congress; the people C. the people; the Supreme Court D. the Supreme Court; Congress E. Congress; the Supreme Court
During the legislative session, __________.
A. a legislator can receive campaign contributions from an interest group B. a legislator cannot receive campaign contributions from an interest group C. a legislator can receive campaign contributions from an interest group only if he or she reports it to the presiding officer of their chamber D. a legislator can receive campaign contributions from an interest group if he or she reports it to the attorney general's office