The United States has refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol because it poses excessive costs to American firms and a threat to American living standards
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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The Federalist Papers were written under the pen name of
a. Delgado. b. Rufus. c. Cypress. d. Publius. e. Hamilton
Home rule refers to _____
a. the power of the legislature to control cities b. the authority of a local government to write its own charter and make changes in it without legislative approval c. the right of homeowners to own guns d. the authority of the national government to provide homeland security e. the homestead exemption on property taxes that is available to senior citizens
. In what way do single-issue groups negatively influence the stability of the political system?
a. Single-issue groups tend to lead to fracturing of established political parties by their members, which slows the political process. b. Because of their tactics and unwillingness to compromise, single-issue groups can cause public policy to come to a standstill. c. Single-interest groups drown out all other issues that are not related to their own, reducing the ability of the legislature to acknowledge the general public's needs. d. Historically, cooperation between powerful single-issue groups and politicians has resulted in significant degrees of corruption.
In the ruling of Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court found that the ___________ guarantees individuals that their ballots cannot be devalued later by arbitrary and disparate treatment
a. First Amendment b. Ninth Amendment c. Fourteenth Amendment d. Nineteenth Amendment