The greatest gift a lobbyist can offer is
a. money.
b. to mobilize voters on behalf of a candidate.
c. dissemination of information.
d. gifts for favorable votes.
Question -2-Who can NOT bring cases, as petitioners, to the German high court?
a. Individuals
b. Political parties
c. Parliamentary factions
d. States
e. All of the above can bring cases as petitioners
Question -3-Under New York Times v. Sullivan (1964), a public official cannot prevail in a libel suit unless he or she can show that the defendant's statements were made with
a. criminal negligence.
b. actual malice.
c. reckless abandon.
d. defamatory intent.
Question -4-Lobbying firms will hire former members of Congress or former White House aides because they
a. can buy votes from Congress members.
b. have personal contacts with decision-makers.
c. have experience in the policy-making process.
d. are often retired and will work for lower pay.
Question -5-Germany's Southwest State Case is sometimes referred to as analogous to which American case?
a. Baker v. Carr
b. Gitlow v. New York
c. Lawrence v. Texas
d. Marbury v. Madison
e. McCulloch v. Maryland
Question -6-Over the years Supreme Court justices have advocated a variety of positions regarding freedom of expression, ranging from the ___________ adopted by Hugo Black to the __________ approach favored by John M. Harlan.
a. clear and present danger test; clear and probable danger
b. bad tendency test; absolutist position
c. ad hoc balancing; clear and present danger
d. absolutist position; ad hoc balancing