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(03.04 HC)A city government decides to hold a public hearing on a proposed zoning change that would significantly impact the property values of several local residents. The city fails to provide any advance notice of the hearing to the affected residents. Which of the following is the most likely outcome if the residents challenge this process in court?

(02.03, 02.05, 02.07 HC)In March 2016, after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, President Obama nominated Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Merrick Garland, to fill the vacancy. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell refused to hold confirmation hearings for Garland, stating that it was too close to the next presidential election and that the vacancy should be held so that the next president could select a nominee. This was contrary to the usual practice. Previously, Supreme Court hearings were conducted even during election years.Democrats argued that this was a politically motivated act by the Republican majority in the Senate. This sentiment intensified in 2020 when President Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. The Senate under Mitch McConnell proceeded to hold confirmation hearings for Barrett, despite it also being an election year. McConnell responded to Democratic criticism that this represented inconsistency by observing that the government had been divided in 2016, with a Democratic White House and Republican Senate, while the White House and Senate were unified in 2020. He cited eight instances in which a unified government confirmed a Supreme Court nominee in an election year, adding that the last time a Republican Congress had confirmed a Democratic President’s Supreme Court candidate was in 1888. Critics countered that a Democratic Senate had confirmed a Republican President’s judicial nominee in 1988. Respond to all parts of the question. In your response, use substantive examples where appropriate. Referencing the scenario, describe the steps required to confirm a Supreme Court justice. Explain how the Senate’s actions in the scenario reflect a tension between the power held by each branch of government. Explain how public opinion polling could shape Congressional behavior on judicial nominations moving forward.

(04.01 MC)Which of the following is most associated with furthering the American core value of equality of opportunity?

(04.05 MC)Which of the following most accurately summarizes the modern Republican Party?

(04.05 MC)During a recession, the United States government significantly increases government spending on infrastructure projects like improvements to the Interstate Highway System. What type of policy is this an example of?

Using the following information about the CPI for an economy, what is the inflation rate for 2010? (growth rate of CPI from 2009 – 2010)? 2009: 214 2010: 227 2011: 240 Hint: enter your answer without a % sign and round to two decimal places Example: if the answer is 8.94486654%, enter 8.94

(04.02 MC)What role does religion play in Americans’ political socialization?

(04.05 MC)© Pew Research Center 2013Based on the chart, which conclusion can be drawn about Americans’ beliefs on the federal government restricting civil liberties as a tool in antiterrorism policies?

(04.05 MC)Which of the following public policies would be most likely supported by the Democratic Party?

(04.05 MC)Which of the following would most likely support increasing funding for the federal Department of Education?