Government 2305 Exam Marking Scheme Current Update (A+ Pass)
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Government 2305
Government 2305 Exam Marking Scheme Current Update (A+ Pass)
According to the text, one explanation for the rising cost of health care is the - Answers - aging of the U.S. population.
Achieving a balance between society and nature that will permit both to exist in harmony is known as - Answ...
Government 2305 Exam
Marking Scheme Current
Update (A+ Pass)
According to the text, one explanation for the rising cost of health care is the - Answers -
✔✔ aging of the U.S. population.
Achieving a balance between society and nature that will permit both to exist in
harmony is known as - Answers -✔✔ sustainability.
As a source of energy, nuclear power - Answers -✔✔ has been used safely in Europe
and the former states of the Soviet Union for decades.
Compared to poverty levels in the 1960s, poverty levels in the United States today -
Answers -✔✔ have increased.
Domestic policy can best be described as - Answers -✔✔ all the laws, government
planning, and government actions that affect individuals' lives in the United States.
Examples of attempts to criminalize homelessness include - Answers -✔✔ outlawing
sleeping on park benches
Medicaid is a(n) - Answers -✔✔ joint state-federal program that provides medical care
to the poor.
People born on foreign soil now constitute more than ________ of the United States
population, which is twice the percentage of 30 years ago. - Answers -✔✔ 10%
The Clean Water Act of 1972 was put into place to protect fish and wildlife, to eliminate
the discharge of pollutants into the water and to - Answers -✔✔ make waters safe for
swimming
The high rate of immigration benefits the United States because it - Answers -✔✔
provides additional taxes that help support programs that benefit older Americans
The largest minority group in the United States is - Answers -✔✔ Hispanics
The movement to protect the environment is based on two major views: - Answers -✔✔
conservation and preservation
, Which statement regarding the homeless is most accurate? - Answers -✔✔ Estimating
the number of homeless is difficult because the number varies depending on how
"homeless" is defined.
While Social Security is the largest spending program in the federal government, the
second largest is - Answers -✔✔ Medicare
Wind, solar, and geothermal energy are alternatives to the United States' dependence
on fossil fuels. Which of the following describes these alternative sources? - Answers -
✔✔ Technology does not exist to use any of these sources to produce the quantity of
energy needed to replace coal plants or other current energy sources.
When a Supreme Court justice agrees with the decision of the majority but wants to
clarify a particular point in the ruling, he or she would prepare a(n) _____ opinion -
Answers -✔✔ concurring
The Supreme Court's power of judicial review was established by - Answers -✔✔ the
Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison.
Public opinion can serve as a check on the judiciary because - Answers -✔✔ he public
may pressure elected officials to refuse to enforce an unpopular ruling.
In today's Supreme Court, during the conferences held by the justices to decide a case -
Answers -✔✔ strict privacy is maintained
What statement describes the doctrine of stare decisis? - Answers -✔✔ Judges must
abide by precedent of earlier cases unless there is a clear reason to distinguish the
current case from predecessors
Judicial review permits the Supreme Court - Answers -✔✔ to enforce the separation of
powers between the branches of government.
The first female justice appointed to the Supreme Court was - Answers -✔✔ Sandra
Day O'Connor.
Jurisdiction refers to - Answers -✔✔ the authority of a court to decide certain cases.
A federal question refers to one that has to do with the U.S. Constitution, acts of
Congress or - Answers -✔✔ treaties.
When the U.S. government passed the Foreign Service Intelligence Act, it was the first
time the government established a(n) _____ court. - Answers -✔✔ secret
Strict construction means - Answers -✔✔ he attempt to follow the "letter of the law."
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