This type of regime is characterized by the presence of elections but also the systematic violation of the fairness of elections.

____________________ argued in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that only an empire or strong central government based on the British model could hold together a political community as large as the new American nation.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

With regard to the lower courts, the Supreme Court's primary responsibility is

A. settling jurisdictional disputes among federal judges. B. correcting any technical mistakes the lower courts make in the cases they hear. C. settling jurisdictional disputes between state and federal judges. D. establishing legal precedents that will guide their decisions. E. All of these answers are correct.