Government - March 2007

1. The Judicial Branch has done what with their power?

2. In addition to the lower courts, congress has set up additional what?

3. Which justice helped establish the power of judicial review?

4. When a judge affirms a decision, it means what?

5. Most supreme court justices do not what with political parties?

6. Who, more often than not, decides which justice will write the opinion?

7. What keeps the judiciary free from political pressure?

8. Which types of cases would not be heard by a lower federal court?

9. What precedents are set by the following:
a.) Plessy v.s. Ferguson
b.) Marbury v.s. Madison
c.) Dred Scott v.s. Madison

2007-03-17 09:26:26 · 5 answers · asked by JC 2

I have a project on the F.B.I. do thhis monday,its 20 paragraphs long
so plese help !!!!!!!!!!!1
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2007-03-17 09:23:38 · 6 answers · asked by meena8512000 1

I had less of a tax return this year than ever before - I am below the poverty line... and I even tutored kids as part of his stupid "No Child Left Behind" program...

but people who make 50-100k just feel like Bush has really helped people to not have to pay taxes... maybe for them it's true.

2007-03-17 09:03:07 · 14 answers · asked by rabble rouser 6

2007-03-17 08:26:33 · 5 answers · asked by foreverhopeful! 1

Since these animals are in Cuba and we know what the Cubans have done. Should we make them dig their own shallow graves ?

2007-03-17 08:00:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-17 07:42:22 · 25 answers · asked by ginzawasabi 2

I bet booze will take a hammering!!

2007-03-17 07:39:08 · 13 answers · asked by dover56dover 3

WA state spends approximately $10,500 per pupil per year on K-12 education, yet we have 4.0 GPA students entering college needing to take remedial math classes. We've had 7 or 8 major commissions investigating education and they all come to the same conclusion: change is necessary. Our governor, Christine Gregoire, has said for the sake of its children and economy, the state must turn out better-prepared students. Yet, the state stops short of investigating the effectiveness of the dollars already being spent.

How can we persuade our leaders that knowing which dollars are the most effectively spent is the starting point for turning out better prepared students?

2007-03-17 07:23:00 · 4 answers · asked by J in VA 2

2007-03-17 06:51:56 · 9 answers · asked by walkerschool101 1

MLAs are elected by people,MLCs are nominated,like MP(LOKSABHA)<

2007-03-17 06:31:51 · 3 answers · asked by sundeep g 1

James Bond could go on? Just some make believe missions. My brother is playing spy and wants to know some "missions" he could go on. Thanks for your help!

2007-03-17 06:26:26 · 4 answers · asked by lalalala:) 2

2007-03-17 06:18:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-17 06:09:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

some people think we should forget about the past and deal with what's going on right now. in my opinion, this is simply selfish and riciculous. those people need to think about what it would be like if they had been the victims of those unimaginable tortures and human experimentations. if they still don't get it, they might as well see the movie "Maruta". it let's you have a peek at hell. how much longer does Japan think it can hide its past, saying there is not enough evidence when Korean and Japanese old ladies who served as sex slaves are protesting in front of the Japanese embassy everyday. even some Japanese people admit it. adults can be so childish sometimes.

2007-03-17 05:55:04 · 13 answers · asked by kristin k 1

2007-03-17 05:54:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

The way government works today is so last millenium: we register to vote, we elect people to represent us, and they govern from a centralized bureaucracy. Can we improve on this, esp. given modern technology?

Specifically, can we apply the "open-source" model that's increasingly popular now in technology (Linux, Wikipedia, etc.)? If so, what would that look like? And what are the main challenges, other than massive switching costs or disruption as we migrate/updgrade from one system to another?...

2007-03-17 05:51:31 · 2 answers · asked by no_good_names_left_17 3

2007-03-17 05:39:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have to write a 3 pages - essay that answers this question.please let me know what ur opinions are on this.i appreciate any help at all: write as much as u wish:)

2007-03-17 05:15:35 · 5 answers · asked by crissty05 2

2007-03-17 05:03:31 · 5 answers · asked by Ryan B 2

if they do not have to vote the why the people want them to ,then how is are goverment for the people by the people?

2007-03-17 04:55:46 · 2 answers · asked by littleappy05 2

2007-03-17 04:32:41 · 4 answers · asked by yana w 1

in reply to bicballp i'm sorry your information is wrong a recent poll and three before that clearly indicated the majority of scots do not want to break up the u.k i agree with your thinking though alex salmond is a bloody embarassment no matter which assembly he sits on and he should be kicked out of politics his anti english rants are tiresome even to people north of the border

2007-03-17 03:51:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-17 03:13:35 · 11 answers · asked by stef8705 2

"The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."

2007-03-17 02:39:49 · 8 answers · asked by edward m 4

2007-03-17 02:19:30 · 8 answers · asked by zonea 1

Sen. John McCain recently asked on this site for your suggestions on how to reduce wasteful government spending.

Answer no. 257 suggested "Elect a democratic president to the Whitehouse in 2008". In view of the powers that Bush has given himself under the Patriot Act, which allow him to ignore the wishes and votes of democratically elected members Congress, I thought that this was a fair and balanced observation.

So I was astonished to see that only 1 person had given it a "thumbs up", whilst 9 had given it a thumbs down.

My questions:

Is this yet another indication that Americans really don't care what the US president does, at home or abroad, just as long as he preserves the American way of life?

Do American voters realise that George Bush has more dictatorial power in the US than Hugo Chavez has in Venezuela?

2007-03-17 02:13:30 · 11 answers · asked by Stealthbong 4

In our democratic system the top post to be selected as per their experience in the public life mainly politics. My opinion is if we have related subjects only in that category, we may have very practical and brilliant candidates for the said posts, who may change the complete system, which may leads to the fast growth of the nation.

2007-03-17 02:01:58 · 3 answers · asked by Udaya 3

is it allowed for someone to be a member of parliament and be a member of the scottish parliament/executive at the same time

2007-03-17 01:59:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-17 01:27:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

respected sir,
i want to get mozambican voter card.so can you give me address of national electoral commission ,(CNE), maputo.
can you give address of central registry office in maputo.
thank you.
nimu

2007-03-17 00:20:31 · 1 answers · asked by nimesh d 1