If investment demand becomes less responsive to changes in interest rates, which of the following is true?

Which of the following transactions is included in the capital and financial account of Country X’s balance of payments accounts?

Which departments oversee policy areas that are prioritized by the president and receive increased attention from the news media and Congress?

If a president seeks to negotiate a treaty with a foreign leader, but he anticipates encountering opposition in the Senate or needs to act with haste, which of the following alternatives can he utilize?

Which of the following clauses in the Constitution is cited by the president as justification for taking unilateral action?

In legal disputes, the _____________ represents the federal government in the US Supreme Court.

Which political institution is given the constitutional authority to create lower federal courts and adjust the number of judgeships in a federal court?

Though rare, when the Supreme Court’s decision results in a tie, where both the number of affirming and dissenting votes are equal, which of the following is the outcome?

Following the president’s submission of a nomination to the federal court, the __________________ is responsible for investigating, deliberating, and upon its approval, voting to recommend the nominee to the floor for a vote in the chamber.

In June 2024, the Supreme Court released its decision for City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, which had ramifications for homeless persons across the US. The municipal code of Grants Pass, Oregon restricted camping on public property or parking overnight in the city’s parks, and violations could result in fines or imprisonment. Given that the number of unhoused persons exceeded the number of available shelter beds in the city, homeless persons living in the city necessarily faced civil or criminal prosecution. Therefore, a group of homeless individuals filed suit, arguing that these ordinances violated the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. After consideration, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision upholding (i.e., approving) the city’s ban on homeless residents sleeping outdoors.  In her dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor argued that the decision left homeless persons with fewer protections. The city’s municipal code that imposed fines and imprisonment for people “sleeping anywhere in public at any time, including in their cars” effectively punishes people for being homeless, which is “unconscionable and unconstitutional.” She continued, adding that the ordinances “ the most vulnerable in our society with an impossible choice: Either stay awake or be arrested. The Constitution provides a baseline of rights for all Americans…housed and unhoused. This Court must safeguard those rights even when…doing so is uncomfortable or unpopular.” Based on the opinion provided above, Justice Sotomayor is practicing which of the following?