Which of the following statements best describes a vote of confidence?
A. A new government must pass a vote (on the cabinet's composition and proposed policies) in the legislature before it can take office.
B. A government declares that a vote on a particular piece of legislation is also a vote of support for the government itself; if the legislators do not support the legislation, then the government will resign (and new elections might result).
C. A group of legislators propose a vote on the support of the incumbent government. If the government passes the vote, then it stays in office. If it fails the vote, then it must resign (and new elections might result).
B. A government declares that a vote on a particular piece of legislation is also a vote of support for the government itself; if the legislators do not support the legislation, then the government will resign (and new elections might result).
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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court decide that freedoms of the First Amendment were more important that any immediate national security needs, therefore limiting executive power?
a. Missouri v. Holland b. Hamdi v. Rumsfeld c. New York Times v. United States d. U.S. v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation et al. e. U.S. v. Belmont