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A  liked the sound of “pursuit of happiness” better

B  was trying to gain the support of those who had little property to protect

C  was trying to avoid the suggestion the Declaration was arguing for the protection of slavery

D  wanted to reflect the views of the colonists

E  could not remember what Locke had actually said

A  roughly the same

B  slightly behind but catching up gradually

C  much higher

D  slightly higher and holding steady

E  much lower

A  was a strictly ceremonial act with no significance

B  was a traditional action taken by presidents to signify their agreement with Congress

C  created agreements between presidents and the heads of foreign governments

D  helped to clarify for executive agencies how they are to implement laws

E  threatened the system of separation of powers

A  identification

B  activism

C  gerrymandering

D  discipline

E  polarization

A  a misdemeanor

B  a felony

C  a crime

D  an infraction

E  a tort

A  public opinion tends to rally around presidents when they deem military action necessary abroad, and Congress has declined to challenge such presidents

B  the provisions of the act are vague and make it easy to ignore

C  everyone agrees the Supreme Court would probably declare the law unconstitutional

D  Congress has no power under the War Powers Act

E  Congress can never agree on a course of action when it comes to military decisions

A  are unconstitutional according to the Supreme Court

B  have been used to expand the powers of the presidency beyond what is explicitly stated in the Constitution

C  allow the president to fulfill the office of president as the founders intended

D  were commonly used by nineteenth-century presidents

E  were more often used in the nineteenth century by weak presidents

A  Important because religion teaches moral values that are often applied to politics

B  Important as the main source of a person’s sense of political efficacy

C  Unimportant because churches don’t openly take positions on political issues

D  Unimportant because few political people are religious

A  It was claimed for the Supreme Court in the case of Marbury v. Madison.

B  It is not mentioned in the Constitution.

C  It was used only once before 1857.

D  The Supreme Court has used the power very infrequently against acts of Congress.

E  It includes the powers to declare acts of government unconstitutional and to interpret the meaning of all federal and state laws.

A  Regulated capitalism, in which business has substantial freedom from government interference, but the government does step in and regulate the economy to guarantee individual rights

B  Social democracy, in which government plays an enormous role in ensuring substantive guarantees of fair outcomes for all citizens

C  Pure laissez-faire capitalism, in which the government has no economic role at all

D  Socialism, in which economic decisions are made by the government

E  Pure capitalism, in which all means used to produce material resources are privately owned

A  Reserved powers

B  Implied powers

C  Right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury

D  Right to qualified representation in the case of criminal suit

A  Urban governments became more dependent on states for aid.

B  The national government began to grant all of its aid to the state governments.

C  The national government reduced its grants-in-aid to city governments.

D  Cities and local governments began to receive grants directly from the national government.

A  Neighbors

B  Foreigners

C  Office-holders

D  Political activists

E  Those with money and power

A  were blocked by Republicans in Congress

B  were not successful until the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment

C  essentially ended by the time Reconstruction was completed and were not reinitiated until the civil rights era

D  were not successful until the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment

E  were generally successful with few exceptions

A  acculturation

B  maturation

C  assessment

D  socialization

A  Obscenity

B  National security

C  Libel

D  Prior restraint

A  Republicanism

B  Popular sovereignty

C  Separation of powers

D  Checks and balances

A  From government action, not from other citizens

B  From other citizens, not from the government

C  Of individual freedoms, not criminal rights

D  Of majority freedoms, not minority rights

A  they would likely create tension between minorities

B  certain factions might replace the legislature

C  they would likely pit the haves and have-nots against each other

D  they would create a split between the North and the South

E  they would try to eliminate the system of checks and balances in the Constitution

A  Selectively revised the meaning of several civil rights

B  Incorporated important parts of state law into the Bill of Rights

C  Made parts of the Bill of Rights apply to state governments

D  Limited the states’ powers to incorporate cities and towns

A  Cognitive dissonance

B  Denial

C  Conceivable detraction

D  Cognitive ideation

A  participatory democracy

B  anarchy

C  populist democracy

D  pluralist democracy

E  elite democracy

A  State and local governments more power over important public policies

B  The national government more control over state and local affairs

C  State and local governments less control over federal funds

D  The national government less control over foreign and defense policy

A  Contradicts the rulings in the Civil Rights Cases of 1883.

B  Violates the Thirteenth Amendment

C  Interferes with the flow of interstate commerce

D  Violates the Fourteenth Amendment

A  The development of DARE and other drug education programs

B  Federal law enforcement efforts and foreign aid

C  Public service announcements and similar public relations efforts

D  Efforts to curb drug experimentation in suburban areas