In the U.S. federal system, the power to tax citizens is a(n)

The Supreme Court has ruled on the teaching of evolution in the public schools that:

A. a community cannot require the teaching of creationism B. a community cannot require the removal of evolution from the curriculum C. religious traditions about creation can be taught as part of the humanities curriculum D. all of the above

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1.Judicial activism is a term often associated with conservative decisions by the courts restricting the conventional view of criminal or civil rights. 2.As the Supreme Court has freed itself to focus on cases that contain important, unresolved policy issues, the proportion of controversial cases has increased dramatically, and thus there are higher numbers of dissenting and concurring opinions. 3.The Department of Justice is by far the most frequent and most important litigant in the federal court system, where it is the primary representative of the federal government. 4.More recently, presidents have focused on the religion, sex, and race of nominees in an effort to build support with constituencies who might reward having one of their own appointed to the Supreme Court.