Which of the Following Is NOT One of the Means

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the means by which Congress has traditionally expressed its disapproval with a Supreme Court decision?

• A)voting to remove offending justices from the Court
• B)drafting amendments to ensure the constitutionality of desired policies
• C)threatening to modify the Court's appellate jurisdiction
• D)refusing to fund programs required to put Court decisions into effect
• E)rewriting overturned laws so that the Supreme Court must either readdress them or leave them be

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Definitions:

Real Property

Land and anything permanently affixed to it, such as buildings, along with the rights of use and enjoyment that come with the land.

Relief Against Forfeiture

An equitable principle that when a landlord retakes a property because of a failure to pay rent prior to the end of the lease term, the tenant can pay the arrears and apply in the court to have the lease reinstated.

Distress

Intense anxiety, sorrow, or pain; in legal terms, it may refer to the seizure of property to compel payment or compliance.

Tenancy at Sufferance

A situation where a tenant continues to occupy the property after the expiration of the lease, without the landlord's consent but without being evicted.