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A  liked the sound of “pursuit of happiness” better

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

C  could not remember what Locke had actually said

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

E  wanted to reflect the views of the colonists

A  much higher

B  roughly the same

C  slightly behind but catching up gradually

D  much lower

E  slightly higher and holding steady

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

B  threatened the system of separation of powers

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

D  created agreements between presidents and the heads of foreign governments

E  was a strictly ceremonial act with no significance

A  activism

B  polarization

C  identification

D  discipline

E  gerrymandering

A  an infraction

B  a misdemeanor

C  a tort

D  a crime

E  a felony

A  Congress has no power under the War Powers Act

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

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

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

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

C  were commonly used by nineteenth-century presidents

D  are unconstitutional according to the Supreme Court

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

A  Unimportant because few political people are religious

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

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

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

A  It is not mentioned in the Constitution.

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

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

D  It was used only once before 1857.

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

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

A  Reserved powers

B  Implied powers

C  Right to qualified representation in the case of criminal suit

D  Right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury

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

B  Urban governments became more dependent on states for aid.

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  Foreigners

B  Neighbors

C  Political activists

D  Those with money and power

E  Office-holders

A  were blocked by Republicans in Congress

B  were not successful until the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment

C  were not successful until the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment

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

E  were generally successful with few exceptions

A  assessment

B  socialization

C  maturation

D  acculturation

A  Prior restraint

B  Libel

C  National security

D  Obscenity

A  Separation of powers

B  Popular sovereignty

C  Checks and balances

D  Republicanism

A  Of individual freedoms, not criminal rights

B  From government action, not from other citizens

C  From other citizens, not from the government

D  Of majority freedoms, not minority rights

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

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

C  they would likely create tension between minorities

D  certain factions might replace the legislature

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

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

B  Selectively revised the meaning of several civil rights

C  Limited the states’ powers to incorporate cities and towns

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

A  Cognitive dissonance

B  Conceivable detraction

C  Cognitive ideation

D  Denial

A  pluralist democracy

B  populist democracy

C  anarchy

D  participatory democracy

E  elite democracy

A  The national government less control over foreign and defense policy

B  State and local governments less control over federal funds

C  The national government more control over state and local affairs

D  State and local governments more power over important public policies

A  Violates the Fourteenth Amendment

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

C  Interferes with the flow of interstate commerce

D  Violates the Thirteenth Amendment

A  Federal law enforcement efforts and foreign aid

B  The development of DARE and other drug education programs

C  Efforts to curb drug experimentation in suburban areas

D  Public service announcements and similar public relations efforts