In what ways can Congress influence the judicial branch?
What will be an ideal response?
Good answers would include an explanation of some of the following constitutional provisions: Congress sets the number of justices on the Supreme Court; Congress selects the number and types of lower federal courts; Congress defines the courts’ jurisdictions by statute, including the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, limiting federal court discretion through mandatory minimum sentences and other statutes; Senate must approve judicial appointments.
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Campaigns in the United States are
a. intensely pragmatic, opportunistic affairs, highly variable because they must adapt to circumstances. b. tightly scripted around economic issues because that is the only thing voters really care about. c. hard to understand because of the fact there are so many elections making it hard to find common themes. d. increasingly being replaced with short periods of campaigning where all of the candidates attend the same events so the voters can make side-by-side comparisons.