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

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

C  could not remember what Locke had actually said

D  liked the sound of “pursuit of happiness” better

E  wanted to reflect the views of the colonists

A  slightly higher and holding steady

B  much higher

C  much lower

D  slightly behind but catching up gradually

E  roughly the same

A  threatened the system of separation of powers

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  was a strictly ceremonial act with no significance

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

A  gerrymandering

B  polarization

C  activism

D  identification

E  discipline

A  a felony

B  a tort

C  a crime

D  a misdemeanor

E  an infraction

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

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

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

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  were commonly used by nineteenth-century presidents

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

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

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

E  are unconstitutional according to the Supreme Court

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 few political people are religious

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

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

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

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

D  It was used only once before 1857.

E  It is not mentioned in the Constitution.

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

B  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

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

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

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

A  Right to qualified representation in the case of criminal suit

B  Right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury

C  Reserved powers

D  Implied powers

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  Political activists

B  Neighbors

C  Office-holders

D  Foreigners

E  Those with money and power

A  were generally successful with few exceptions

B  were not successful until the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment

C  were blocked by Republicans in Congress

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

E  were not successful until the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment

A  maturation

B  socialization

C  acculturation

D  assessment

A  Obscenity

B  National security

C  Libel

D  Prior restraint

A  Separation of powers

B  Republicanism

C  Checks and balances

D  Popular sovereignty

A  Of majority freedoms, not minority rights

B  Of individual freedoms, not criminal rights

C  From government action, not from other citizens

D  From other citizens, not from the government

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

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

C  certain factions might replace the legislature

D  they would likely create tension between minorities

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

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

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

C  Selectively revised the meaning of several civil rights

D  Limited the states’ powers to incorporate cities and towns

A  Cognitive ideation

B  Cognitive dissonance

C  Conceivable detraction

D  Denial

A  anarchy

B  participatory democracy

C  elite democracy

D  pluralist democracy

E  populist democracy

A  The national government more control over state and local affairs

B  State and local governments less control over federal funds

C  The national government less control over foreign and defense policy

D  State and local governments more power over important public policies

A  Violates the Thirteenth Amendment

B  Violates the Fourteenth Amendment

C  Interferes with the flow of interstate commerce

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

A  The development of DARE and other drug education programs

B  Efforts to curb drug experimentation in suburban areas

C  Public service announcements and similar public relations efforts

D  Federal law enforcement efforts and foreign aid