All of the Following Statements Concerning Presidents' Judicial Power Are

question 38

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements concerning presidents' judicial power are true EXCEPT this one:

• A) Their power is very weak in the short run.
• B) They can have a tremendous long-term impact on the judiciary.
• C) Senior senators of the president's party have a great deal of power over all of the president's judicial appointments.
• D) Presidents can try to influence the judiciary by having the solicitor general argue cases before the court.
• E) The pardon power is a check on the judiciary.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are manipulated or controlled by the researcher to investigate their effect on dependent variables.

Dependent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are expected to change in response to changes in independent variables.

Intercept

In the context of a regression line, it is the expected value of the dependent variable when all independent variables are zero.

Slope

In the context of linear regression, the coefficient indicating the rate of change in the dependent variable for one unit change in an independent variable.