Which of the following is a “positive” human right?
a. Freedom of speech.
b. Freedom of religion.
c. Free medical care.
d. The right to privacy.
c. Free medical care.
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Other than a desire for power, what was the likely cause of the military coup that overthrew the First Republic?
a. Fear of external attack b. Frustration over government corruption c. Religious conversion d. A desire to restore the British to control in Nigeria e. A spike in oil prices
In the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857, what claim was made by Chief Justice Roger Taney in his majority opinion?
A. The Founders made clear in the Constitution that all people are equal and have inalienable rights, and therefore government and whites must honor those rights. B. Under the Declaration of Independence, all men are created equal, but the Founders made it clear that phrase does not include women, who belong in the home. C. The Founders believed that blacks had no rights that whites or government were bound to honor or respect. D. The Constitution does not mention equality, but nevertheless, in the spirit of democracy it should be honored, and therefore both black and white men have rights.
The federal government judicial branch
A. Consists of Congress B. Consists of the courts C. All of the above D. Consists of the president
Which of the following would the Supreme Court likely refuse to hear because the case lacked "ripeness"?
a. a case involving a citizen suing the Social Security Administration for failure to deliver Social Security benefits prior to the time the citizen was scheduled to receive the benefits b. a case involving a student who was first rejected but then, later, admitted to a state-run university suing that university for discrimination in the admissions process c. a case involving a convicted murderer challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty while on death row d. a case involving a dispute between the president and the Congress over access to "top secret" documents