_______________ jurisdiction is the authority of a court to hear a case for the first time.

The President is the commander in chief of the armed forces

Drawing U.S. House district boundaries in a way to give one party an advantage over another is called ____________.

Both the House and the Senate divide themselves up into various committees to divide up their workload.

Mechanisms that have been used to extend civil rights to minorities include which of the following:

In the Miranda vs Arizona case the Supreme Court ruled that Ernesto Miranda’s 5th amendment right against self incrimination was violated because police did not inform him prior to questioning that he did not have to answer their questions.

The Supreme Court upheld flag desecration as a form of symbolic speech protected by the first amendment in the Texas vs Johnson case.

_________________ are individual freedoms protected from government intervention.  They come from The Bill of Rights.

____________ federalism is characterized by a relatively strict separation of powers between the national / Federal govt. and the states.

What is the formula weight (molar mass) of Co(NO3)3?   If needed, the element molar masses from the periodic table are given below: Cobalt: 58.93 g/mol Nitrogen: 14.01 g/mol Oxygen: 16.00 g/mol   If needed: Avogadro’s number is 6.022 x 1023