In Country B, the government arrests political opponents and holds them in jail without filing charges and without a trial. What provision of the U.S
Constitution is designed to prevent such actions from occurring in this country except in times of war or civil war? a. The prohibition against bills of attainder
b. The provision for the writ of habeas corpus
c. The Full Faith and Credit Clause
d. Extradition
e. The First Amendment
b
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a. The Texas attorney general can only initiate criminal proceedings. b. The Texas attorney general cannot intervene in local prosecutions on his or her own initiative. c. The Texas attorney general needs permission from the senate to carry out day-to-day activities. d. The Texas attorney general is appointed by the governor.
Who argued that the horrors of war and the spread of liberal democracy would compel humankind to develop less violent ways of resolving their disputes?
a. Woodrow Wilson b. Immanuel Kant c. Norman Ornstein d. Adam Smith
Outline the development of the merit-based civil service system.
What will be an ideal response?
The “divine right of kings” refers to ______.
A. a king’s claim that God had chosen him to rule B. The Divine Miss M’s blessing of a king C. a monarchy D. a dictatorship