One of the great puzzles surrounding the ever-increasing expectations we have of government is the fact that
A) ?the Constitution is designed to make it difficult for government to act.
B) ?the federal courts have facilitated these expectations.
C) ?few government officials have welcomed such change.
D) ?Americans seem to know less and less about government and politics.
E) ?political participation has continually decreased.
A
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Which of the following statements about Gideon v. Wainwright is correct?
a. It established a cause of action for unconstitutional acts by federal agents. b. It declared that the government cannot criminalize anti-American speech. c. It declared that Congress has no power to enact a statute that limits the jurisdiction of federal courts. d. It declared that a state's refusal to appoint counsel for a defendant violated the "due process" clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. e. It declared the Constitution to be the "Supreme Law of the Land."
In which of the following was the Warren Court following the philosophy of judicial activism?
A) the Miranda case B) the Escobedo case C) the Gideon case D) all of the above E) none of the above