An Example of a Checks-And-Balances Power of the Supreme Court

question 15

Multiple Choice

An example of a checks-and-balances power of the Supreme Court is its power to

• A) declare laws unconstitutional.
• B) override a congressional declaration of war.
• C) appoint judges to lower federal courts.
• D) select the president when no candidate has a majority in the Electoral College.
• E) ratify proposed constitutional amendments.

Apply sociological theories to analyze demographic trends and their societal impacts.

Understand the concept of production in economics.

Understand the distinction between economic profit and accounting profit.

Analyze production technologies using inputs of capital and labor.

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Definitions:

Certainty Bias

The tendency for individuals to favor information or options that appear more certain or less ambiguous.

Temporal Discounting

The tendency to value immediate rewards more highly than future rewards, leading to decisions that favor short-term gains over long-term benefits.

Omission Bias

The tendency to favor inaction over action, based on the assumption that harm caused by doing nothing is less morally reprehensible than harm caused by acting.

Reactance

A psychological reaction that occurs when an individual feels their freedom to choose is being restricted, leading them to resist or do the opposite of what is being imposed.