In the House, floor debate is controlled by the __________.
A. Speaker
B. majority leader
C. majority whip
D. chairman
Answer: A
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The action taken in the 1960s that was the greatest advance for women's rights was
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If the Supreme Court of Georgia holds that a state law requiring candidates for state office to pass drug tests is unconstitutional, that decision will control the outcome of future cases on that issue brought before state courts in Georgia. This best exemplifies:
A. the implementation of the ex post facto law. B. the implementation of the due process clause. C. the implementation of the writ of habeas corpus. D. the practice of double jeopardy. E. the practice of stare decisis.
The appointment of Rehnquist as chief justice __________
a. reflected Reagan’s conservative ideology b. preserved the Warren Court’s gains for minorities c. reflected Clinton’s liberal ideology d. prevented the Court from swinging to the right