Which of the following is most likely to weaken party leadership in the Senate?
(A) The confirmation of appointments to the Supreme Court
(B) The assignment of senators to permanent committees
(C) The use of filibuster by individual senators
(D) The removal of the president following impeachment
(E) The ratification of treaties presented by the president
Ans: (C) The use of filibuster by individual senators
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a. the framers' view of democracy b. indirect democracy c. the ancient Greeks' view of democracy d. representative democracy
The widespread belief that all cases can be appealed to the Supreme Court is disproved by
a. the fact that the Court grants hearings to only about 75-90 cases per year b. the reality that the justices uses its "rule of four" to choose cases is wishes to hear c. the Court only selects cases which involve a federal question d. All of the above e. None of the above