The "checks and balances" system in the United States is based on a(n) __________, which means that usually no one part of the government can act without the possibility of being reversed by another part of the government

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


separation of powers

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Discuss the assertion that "to secure segregation, the southern states had to prevent black citizens from voting" and identify some of the methods used to prevent African Americans from voting.

What will be an ideal response?

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The United States belongs to a mutual defense treaty where every member pledges that if one member is attacked, all other members will rally to their defense. This organization, which includes many European nations, is called

  a. the United Nations.  b. ANZUS.  c. the Rio Treaty.  d. NATO. 

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Which statement about incumbency is most accurate?

a. Incumbents have a huge reelection advantage. b. Incumbents have a small reelection advantage. c. Incumbents only leave office when pressured by party leadership. d. Incumbents only leave office when they are impeached.

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Objective measures are based on

A) empirical observations of nonspecific scientific events. B) empirical observations about objects. C) empirically observable and clearly specified events about which two or more people agree. D) subjectively observable and clearly specified events.

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