What is one way in which the Federal Reserve fulfills its function?
A)by setting the discount rate
B)by establishing the marginal tax rate
C)by dictating the debt ceiling
D)by controlling the minimum wage
Question -2-As a judge serving on the federal bench, what factors weigh on you as render decisions and adjudicate disputes relating to the president?How do these factors differ from each other? Would one factor take precedence over the others? Provide examples.
What will be an ideal response?
Question -3-Facing daunting challenges to restarting a stalled policy program, Johnson focused his immediate efforts on influencing __________.
A)the federal courts
B)individual congressional members
C) Southern governors
D)public opinion
Question -4-Apolitically expedient executive actionis one that tends to earn the praise of __________.
A)citizens and historians
B)thepresident's party members in Congress
C)foreign leaders and political scientists
D)citizens and congressional leadership
Question -5-Which statement about Supreme Court nominations is accurate?
A)The Senate is less likely to confirm a nominee for the Supreme Court than for other levels of the federal judiciary.
B)Nominations for the Supreme Court are considerably less political than other federal judicial nominations.
C)The Senate is more likely to grant senatorial courtesy to Supreme Court nominees than to other nominees.
D) Supreme Court nominees always express their ideological views during the nominations process unlike nominees for other judicial vacancies.