Article III of the Constitution provides that the Supreme Court "...shall have _____ jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the _____ shall make."

Which of the following is true of the Department of State?

A. It proposes military budgets, new weapons systems, and military regulations. B. It is responsible for handing down the president's orders to the nation's military units. C. It is responsible for diplomatic relations with nearly two hundred countries around the globe. D. It works to see that the decisions of the president as commander in chief are carried out. E. It seldom interferes in the country's foreign policy.

Which of the following is true about the Supreme Court case United States v. Lopez and the Court’s overturning of the Violence Against Women Act?

a. They have not seriously undermined the extensive authority nationalization has thrust on the federal government. b. They continue the Supreme Court’s long history of stripping away state prerogatives. c. They directly conflict with the Supreme Court’s rulings regarding the Gun Free School Zones Act. d. They suggest that the Supreme Court is seeking to remove the last semblance of state independence in federal–state relations.