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- Then, a trial is held in the Senate. A conviction requires a ________ vote.
- When was the Supreme Court most active in declaring federal statues or provisions unconstitutional and invalidating state and lcal laws?
- What courts are the major trial courts in the federal system?
- The authority of a court of law to hear and decide a case is called ____________.
- Which of the following does a court need to have jurisdiction befre it may proceed to adjudicate a contreversy?
- Since 1869, there have been _______ Justices on the Supreme Court of the United States.
- what happens if laws and policies consistently run counter to the will of the majority (in favor of special interests)?
- A scientifically random drawn group that possesses the same characteristics as the population is a ______.
- in a _____________ system, only party members can vote to choose the party's candidates in the general election
- if no candidate for president recieves a majority of electoral votes, the ____________ chooses the president
- the president must recieve a majority of __________ votes to be elected president
- in the 1830s, both political parties began using the national __________ convention method to select their persidential candidates
- Most people acquire their political attitudes, opinions, and beliefs through a complex learning process called ___________ ____________
- Rasmussen, Quinnipiac, and Gallup are ______ firms that use a scientific methodology in polling to have more reliable results.
- a candidate who recieves more votes than his/her opponent(s), but not a majority, has received a ___________ of votes
- polls conducted on people leaving polling places after having voted are _____ polls
- prior to 1824, the candidates for president and VP were nominated by members of congress in a system known as the _____________ system
- the ____________ election is held in even-numbered years on teh tuesday after first monday in november to elect candidates for office
- electors who cast their electoral votes for a candidate other than the one they are supposed to are called _____________ electors
- One problem with straw polls is that their sample is usually atypical of the population, which makes for a _____ sample.