The Supreme Court case of Boumediene v. Bush dealt with which of the following?
a. detention of citizens without counsel or access to a court of law
b. affirmative action plans at Michigan universities
c. the Ten Percent Plan used to increase diversity in university enrollment
d. sexual orientation as a protected category in antidiscrimination laws
Answer: a
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The underlying value of democracy is the __________ of the individual
Fill in the blank with the right word.
The idea for a bicameral legislature came up at the Constitutional Convention in the year 1787 because the single chamber with an equal number of delegates from each state:
a. was unfair in the opinion of larger states. b. did not separate the elites from the lower classes. c. was unfair in the opinion of the least populous states. d. made it difficult to tell the senators from the representatives.
Ghost Busters (1984) was a movie about "parapsychology" professors and included scenes with the professors testing skills of participants. This popular movie could have contributed to which of the following popular myths in psychology:
a. "Most People Use only 10% of Their Brain Power" b. "Extrasensory Perception is a Well-Established Scientific Phenomenon" c. "People with Schizophrenia Have Multiple Personalities" d. "Most People Experience a Midlife Crisis in Their 40s or Early 50s"
The U.S. president is commander-in-chief of the military but needs approval from the Senate to sign treaties. This shows the __________ in the United States
a. importance of due process b. propensity for isolationism c. acceptance of judicial activism d. operation of checks and balances