The scope of the First Amendment has
a. remained consistent since the ratification of the Bill of Rights.
b. changed over time due to outside forces
c. remained consistent since the Schenck v. United States decision.
d. changed only recently due to advancements in technology.
b
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What did the Supreme Court mean when it declared during World War II that race was a "suspect classification"?
a. Any person of a different race, and particularly Japanese Americans, should be deemed suspicious until they could prove innocence. b. Any law using race as a basis should be suspected of being an unconstitutional classification, but the burden would be on the one challenging the law to prove it. c. Any classification based on race would undergo suspect scrutiny during Supreme Court review, and the rule maker would have to prove it was used because of a compelling public interest. d. Any local, state, or national law using racial criteria was presumed to be unconstitutional unless it could be shown to be both necessary and compelling.
Franklin Roosevelt's "managed currency" aimed to
a. stimulate inflation. b. reduce the price of gold. c. restore confidence in banks. d. reduce the amount of money in circulation. e. shake up the Federal Reserve Board.
A theory that assumes that widely held values and beliefs help explain political behavior would be best described as ______.
A. rational choice theory B. political culture theory C. psychological theory D. none of the above
Jervis argues that the threats currently facing the members of the security community do not rise to the level of previous threats because __________
a. they are driven primarily by military weakness and insecurity b. the unipolar nature of the world keeps conflict at the regional level c. they are not based on competing ideologies d. they are not significant enough to drive international politics