How did early American leaders think the Articles of Confederation would protect natural rights?
A. They included a separate Bill of Rights that listed specific rights related to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
B. They assumed that a strong federal government would be able to protect people better than separate states.
C. They felt that since no government can take natural rights away it was not necessary to put them in writing.
D. They believed that keeping the federal government weak would protect the rights of the states and people
Ans: D. They believed that keeping the federal government weak would protect the rights of the states and people
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A. protect personal liberty. B. provide efficient local administration. C. encourage citizen participation. D. guarantee equality. E. protect against foreign invasion.
Characteristics of bureaucracies, according to Max Weber and other scholars, include __________
a. decentralization of authority and small size b. division of labor and specialization c. personal relationships and lack of rules d. job ambiguity and upward mobility
The blurring of lines between the state and a special interest group is called
A) discretion. B) co-optation. C) negative cooperation. D) symmetry.
Tom, a small-time burglar, is accused of illegally growing marijuana in his house. He claims that cops broke into his house and seized the marijuana without sufficient cause or a search warrant
These cops present the seized marijuana as evidence at the trial. Which of the following rights held by Tom were ignored in this case? a. voir dire b. nolo contendere c. plea bargain rights d. exclusionary rule