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ts19998 · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

Which statement best explains why the German Constitutional Court has less impact than the U.S. Supreme Court?

a. The German Constitution is less open to interpretation than the U.S. Constitution.
b. The German Constitution does not give federal courts the power of judicial review.
c. The German Constitutional Court is made up of judges who serve a single 12-year term instead of lifetime terms.
d. The German Constitutional Court can only review laws passed by parliament; it cannot declare them null and void.

Question 2

How did Irving Kristol conceptualize the relationship between neoconservatism and liberalism?

a. Neoconservatism departed from liberalism's pessimistic outlook.
b. Neoconservatism borrowed many ideals found within liberalism.
c. Neoconservatism expanded the application of liberalism to a global context.
d. Neoconservatism recognized what he perceived to be the naivet of liberalism.