Which term is used to describe a lack of progress on enacting legislation typically caused by partisan and/or institutional infighting?
a. Roadblock
b. Gridlock
c. Logrolling
d. Executive privilege
e. None of the above
b
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Which one of the following is true of the Supreme Court's decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)?
a. It overturned Roe v. Wade. b. It required second-term abortions to be performed only in licensed clinics. c. It struck down a constitutional amendment intended to permit the states to restrict abortion. d. It struck down a Missouri law that imposed a number of restrictions on abortions. e. It established a standard that abortion restrictions should not place an "undue burden" on women.
The influential Kestnbaum Commission was a. disbanded before it could complete its deliberations. b. successful in producing the Model State Constitution, which would be used by most states to revise theirconstitutions
c. charged with actually rewriting several state constitutions. d. in favor of the states reviewing their constitutions to ensure responsible government.