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Which of the following statements accurately describes the information presented in the table?

From the presidency of Ronald Reagan to the presidency of Donald Trump, even successful nominations to the Supreme Court have generally grown more contentious.

Both members of the House of Representatives and the Senate serve on this type of committee involving policy exploration within a narrow jurisdiction.

Joint

Members of one house of Congress and one or both parties are included on this temporary committee, which exists for the purpose of addressing a specific issue.

Select

Crimes are to be tried by juries in the state in which the crime was committed.

Article III of the U.S. Constitution

This temporary committee is established with members from both houses to reconcile differences in legislation passed by both chambers.

Conference

What evidence supports the statement that the nominations of Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito were contentious?

Each justice received at least one "no" vote from members of the nominating president's party. A substantial number of members of the party opposing the nominating president voted against their nomination.

An individual must be at least thirty years old to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.

False

Rules regarding congressional eligibility include quotas to create a legislative body representative of the people.

False

The liberal justices were skeptical of the Obama administration's argument.

False

The policy originated in the House of Representatives.

False

The reporter indicated that the Supreme Court was relatively unified in its interpretation of the policy.

False

Justices of this type use the power of judicial review to make case law.

Judicial activism

Proponents of this judicial theory contend that its use protects minority rights.

Judicial activism

Proponents of this judicial theory contend that the Court should leave lawmaking to those who were elected by the people the laws will govern.

Judicial restraint

These judicial theorists are hesitant to overturn laws out of respect for established lawmaking practices.

Judicial restraint

Juries are to be composed of "honest men of the neighborhood."

Magna Carta

According to the map, which statement correctly explains how House seats were reapportioned as a result of the 2010 U.S. Census?

Many of the states gaining seats through reapportionment following the 2010 U.S. Census were located in the southern part of the United States, while the states losing seats were primarily located in the northern part of the country.

Are members of Congress representative of the general population?

Not only are members of Congress better educated than the general population of the United States, but the median net worth for members of Congress in all racial and ethnic categories shown exceeds that of the general public with the same level of educational attainment.

Which of the following statements are accurate regarding congressional apportionment?

On average, a member of the U.S. House currently represents 710,000 residents. Shifts in population may result in a gain, loss, or maintenance in the number of representatives allocated to a particular state.

According to the author of the excerpt, who might find jury duty fun?

People employed by government or corporations that continue to pay salary during jury service Individuals who are free to put work on hold while on jury duty

Members of one or both parties from either the Senate or the House of Representatives are included on this type of committee that performs a specialized function.

Special

Why were Stake and Burke sentenced to time in a federal prison, according to the article?

Stake and Burke plead guilty and were sentenced by a federal court.

There are twenty of these permanent legislative panels in the House of Representatives and sixteen in the Senate in which members of both parties consider bills and other issues.

Standing

Due process protections guaranteed to those accused of crimes include the right to a speedy and public trial and the right to be confronted with witnesses.

The Sixth Amendment

Which of the following is an accurate statement about judicial power or judicial restraint?

The case of Brown v. Board of Education exemplifies judicial activism because the Court uses the power of judicial review to overturn its own decision in Plessy v. Ferguson and laws in the South to find racial segregation to be an unconstitutional violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case of Plessy v. Ferguson exemplifies judicial restraint because it finds that it is up to the discretion of the legislature of the state of Louisiana to regulate in such a way as to preserve public peace and good order.

Which of the following is true of the federal courts?

There are 12 regional circuits; each has a U.S. Court of Appeals that operates with three-judge panels to hear appeals cases. Appeals made from the U.S. Courts of Appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court are often rejected. The federal judiciary is structured with three layers including, from bottom to top: district courts, U.S. Courts of Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court.

Approximately 4 million people were potentially subject to the executive order.

True

Senators must have been U.S. citizens for at least nine years before election to Congress.

True

The Obama administration argued that Texas and other states did not have standing to file the case.

True

The conservative wing of the Supreme Court was supportive of Texas's argument during the session.

True

To be eligible for service in Congress, candidates must live in the state that they seek to represent.

True

Jury service is required of citizens who are selected from lists of residents, registered voters, or recipients of drivers licenses or state identification.

Various state laws

The U.S. Constitution dictates that majorities of both _______________ must agree on all bills before they are forwarded to the president. However, the process of deciding whether to consider legislation in the first place is determined largely in the ________________ . While seniority is a factor, party leaders like the __________________ and _________________ play a significant role in determining committee membership and who becomes a committee chair. The minority party has a leadership structure that includes a ______________ and whips.

both houses of Congress committee system Speaker of the House House majority leader minority leader

According to the tables, voters in 2012 were more likely than voters in 2008 to vote _______________ . In both 2008 and 2012, those most likely to vote straight tickets were _____________, while those least likely to do so were ______________ .

straight tickets Republicans independents