Which of the following best describes a liberal democracy?
A. a democracy that protects the liberties of the individual
B. a democracy in which the Democratic party holds the majority in Congress
C. a democracy in which only Democrats are elected to office
D. a monarchy
Answer: A
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A) Why barometers work better on mountain tops than they do in valleys. B) Why vacuum pumps were more effective than siphons. C) Why it is harder to open a wine barrel in the winter than in the summer. D) Why siphons would not work beyond certain height limitations. E) Why fermentation occurs more rapidly in sealed containers than in open containers.
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. No tooth fairies are clumsy buffoons. Therefore, it is false that all tooth fairies are clumsy buffoons
A) Invalid, existential fallacy. B) Invalid, illicit contrary. C) Invalid, illicit subalternation. D) Valid. E) Invalid, illicit subcontrary.
Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."The Constitution doesn't give you the right to own grenade launchers; therefore it doesn't give you the right to own assault rifles."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
According to act utilitarianism, an action is morally right if and only if
A) it makes the person who does it happy. B) everyone prefers that action to any other action. C) it maximizes total, net happiness. D) it brings only happiness and causes no pain.