According to the legal model of judicial decision making, to which most constitutional law scholars adhere, what do judges rely on to decipher the correct interpretation of a law, the relevant portion of the Constitution, and whether there is any
conflict between the two?
a. their judgment and expertise
b. their degree of activism
c. the party identification of the president that appointed them
d. the laws of the states
e. the policy preferences of the majority of people
a
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With respect to the political subcultures discussed in the text, Texas is considered to have a(n)
a. individualistic subculture. b. mixture of traditionalistic and individualistic subculture. c. moralistic subculture. d. mixture of moralistic and traditionalistic subculture. e. traditionalistic subculture.
Texas law states that ex-legislators
A) cannot become lobbyists. B) cannot become lobbyists for two years after leaving office. C) cannot be lobbyists for groups that they had power over when they were serving as legislators. D) can become lobbyists with no restrictions.