Why did the Federalists argue against inclusion of a bill of rights in the Constitution?
a. Explicit guarantee of some rights might imply that other rights did not exist.
b. All rights were already covered by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
c. Trying to come to an agreement on what rights to include would tear the new country apart.
d. All states currently had their own bills of rights.
a
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A) unconstitutional. B) rarely used. C) a single-member district. D) an at-large majority district.
In a representative democracy with free elections
a) even a dictator can be elected b) citizens govern directly c) the people govern co-equality with elected officials d) the elected officials must descriptively "represent" the people e) none of these
Which of the following is true of news blogs?
A. The cost of maintaining news blogs is very high. B. They pose a threat to mainstream news sources. C. They are seldom successful in selling advertisements. D. They are seldom political in nature. E. It takes a lot of advertising to keep news blogs in business.
Though the Constitution allows states to create their own legislative boundaries, gerrymandering in favor of any partisan or racial group is expressly forbidden by law
Indicate whether the statement is true or false