Which of the following statements is true of executive privilege?
A) It is nontransferable to successors in a particular executive post.
B) It is described explicitly in the Constitution of the United States.
C) It protects the privacy of the Senate.
D) It gives the president the power to refuse to appear before the courts.
E) It is claimed by members of Congress.
D
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What was the Supreme Court's justification for overturning the separate-but-equal doctrine?
a. The Supreme Court did not have all of the facts when it adopted the separate-but-equal doctrine. b. The separate-but-equal doctrine was never intended to apply to people. c. The quality of life for African Americans in the South had deteriorated considerably since the adoption of the separate-but-equal doctrine. d. Segregated schools stigmatize minority children and are inherently unequal.
What conclusion can we make about constitutions based on your text?
A) Constitutions structure power so that it does not vary over time. B) Constitutions are designed to change with each election. C) Constitutions provide institutional powers, but individual leaders and time affect the exercise of power. D) Constitutions are nearly identical from one state to the next.