Test 4

Judicial

100

How many justices are on the supreme court? 

Nine 

200

In exercising judicial review, the Courts rely heavily on what?       

                                   

    

precedents

    

300

The court of appeals is also known as the    

Circuit court  

400

When a judge gives a________ opinion, they agree with the overall majority decision but not with the stated reasoning behind it.

    

concurring 

Domestic

100

What is the difference between cash and in-kind assistance? 

Cash funds can be used on whatever the recipient deems necessary 

200

After a policy has been implemented, it is the job of Congress, the bureaucracy, and independent groups to

    

evaluate its effectiveness.    

300

Which is the largest discretionary spending item in the federal budget?

               

Defense spending 

400

Advocates of deregulation on businesses are most likely arguing from a_____ perspective.

    

supply-side

Foreign

100

________refers to government strategies and positions in regard to foreign nations.

                  

                                   

    

    

Foreign Policy 

200

This 1823 doctrine declared that the Western hemisphere was in the United States' zone of influence? 

The Monroe Doctrine 

300

 Which multilateral organization was formed in 1945 to provide collective security to the United States and its western allies?               

                        

                                   

    

NATO 

400

_______was the U.S. policy of attempting to prevent the spread of communism.    

Containment