Article III of the Constitution defines the authority of the judiciary, but makes no mention of the judiciary's power of judicial review

Which of the following is true of the cultural identity context associated with late state formation?

A. All newly formed states established their borders through a long process of competition with their neighbors. B. Late-forming state institutions have strong legitimacy as they weakened the nationalistic forms of political identity. C. Late-forming states engaged in weakening or destroying diverse local political identities. D. In all cases of late state formation, rulers deliberately created and bolstered the legitimacy of a common national political identity. E. Many late-forming states lacked the time and resources to construct a coherent and legitimate national political identity

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a check on the independence of the Supreme Court?

a. Congress passes a law to reverse a decision made by the Court. b. The president threatens to pack the Court with justices who have pledged to support his or her policy preferences. c. The power to appoint justices is shared by the president and the Senate, thereby freeing the Court from being beholden to any one institution or individual. d. Congress decides to no longer permit the Court to review capital punishment cases. e. The Congress has the power to set the jurisdiction of courts.