A major characteristic of America's two major parties is that they
a. are highly centralized, with strong national organs exercising heavy influence over
weaker state party organizations.
b. tend to be single-interest parties that avoid becoming multiinterest coalitions.
c. are coalitions, gaining support from varied segments of the population.
d. avoid taking moderate political positions in order to attract voters.
e. are always more powerful at the local level than at the national level.
Answer: C
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Which of the following represents an imposed judicial remedy that would require other governmental bodies to take action?
a. the Court's willingness to become involved in the process of drawing congressional electoral district boundaries in the states b. the Court expanding the rights of criminal defendants c. a court order mandating that school districts bus students to achieve racial balance d. the Court upholding the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
Early defenders of judicial review contended that it makes the Constitution
a. irrelevant to modern issues. b. less important than the will of the people. c. subject to federal laws. d. subject to the whims of elected officials. e. supreme over the will of elected officials.