Is the Constitution democratic or undemocratic? How so?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Acknowledge that the Constitution produced a limited form of government.
2, Note that the overall objective was to produce a strong stable central government.
3, Indicate how citizen participation is limited: Electoral College, Senate term lengths, Senate indirect voting, lifetime appointment of federal judges.
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___ Governments and government agencies engage in lobbying
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The first departments created by Congress include all of the following EXCEPT
A) ?the Justice Department. B) ?the State Department. C) ?the Treasury Department. D) ?the War Department. E) ?the Post Office.
Powers and privileges guaranteed to the individual and protected against arbitrary removal at the hands of the government or other individuals are best defined as
A) civil rights. B) human rights. C) civil liberties. D) negative liberties. E) inalienable rights.
The populist movement in the early twentieth century is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT ________
A. ballot initiatives and recall elections B. replacement of party conventions with the primary elections C. the direct election of U.S. senators D. the creation of political parties