Many Americans believe that liberals prefer more government involvement, while conservatives favor less government involvement. What area of public policy undercuts this simple more-less distinction between liberals and conservatives?
a. civil liberties; liberals favor more protections of civil liberties, conservatives favor fewer protections
b. crime and punishment; liberals favor more government involvement to promote social order; conservatives favor less government involvement to promote social order
c. social services; liberals favor more spending on social services; conservatives favor less spending on social services
d. employment equality; liberals favor more government involvement to ensure that minorities receive equal treatment in employment; conservatives favor less government involvement in employment practices
b
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a. Eleventh Amendment b. Sixteenth Amendment c. Nineteenth Amendment d. Twenty-fifth Amendment
The official in a U.S. embassy abroad who is responsible for conducting day-to-day operation of the embassy staff is the
a. ambassador. b. charge d'affairs. c. administrative attaché. d. deputy chief of mission. e. country team leader.
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a. there were some permissible forms of taxpayer support for private religious schools b. a New York public school prayer violated the 1st Amendment’s establishment clause c. a Pennsylvania school district’s invocation of the Lord’s prayer was unconstitutional d. students and faculty can pray on non-instructional time