An activist government is less susceptible to control by electoral activity than a passive government

In County Y, an individual has been charged with aggravated assault, a serious criminal offense. An attorney representing whose office will prosecute the case in court?

a) sheriff b) attorney general c) district attorney d) county attorney e) solicitor general

Which of the following would serve as an example of limited government?

a. In administering Medicare benefits, the federal government imposes mandates upon the states. b. The government refuses to intervene in a corporate merger that some argue would create a monopoly. c. The president appoints a conservative Supreme Court justice. d. Congress approves a “sin” tax on the purchase of alcohol and cigarettes in an effort to reduce public consumption of those items. e. State governments are not subordinate to the federal government.