Until the creation of the Federal Constitutional Court in West Germany, what was a key handicap of the German legal system?

a.German courts were underfunded and understaffed.

b.There was no independent judicial body capable of checking and balancing the legislatures or the leader.

c.Judges and attorneys were neither liked nor respected by the German people.

d.German political culture encouraged defiance to all authority.

e.Courts always bowed to the more violent and oppressive impulses of the government.

Who served as the first British Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer?

a.Nick Clegg

b.Margaret Thatcher

c.Robert Walpole

d.David Cameron

e.Tony Blair

Presidential systems are characterized by which of the following?

a.An executive branch that is free from legislative control

b.An executive branch that is independent from the legislature

c.A legislative branch that defers to the executive branch

d.Alegislative branch that controls agenda setting

	e.An executive branch that is fused with the legislature

In what percentage of cases do federal appeals courts uphold the decisions of district courts?

a.68 percent

b.98 percent

c.78 percent

d.58 percent

e.88 percent

What was a key theme of the first three amendments to follow the Civil War?

a.They accepted a separate but equal treatment of racial groups.

b.They restricted the actions of the federal government toward its citizens.

c.They mandated how states were to treattheir citizens.

d.They aimed to restore the prewar status quo.

e.They attempted to appease the defeated South