The United States saw an increase in environmental legislation in the 1970s due in part to pressure from environmental groups. This represents what type of rationale for government intervention?
A. economic reasons
B. moral or ethical reasons
C. market failures
D. political reasons
D. political reasons
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As a Supreme Court justice, former Harvard law professor Felix Frankfurter sharply criticized the doctrine that the First Amendment occupies a(an) "__________ position."
a. ignoble b. preferred c. sacrosanct d. unfettered
Which of the following was an abuse that Thomas Jefferson said that the British monarch was engaging in?
a. Refusing to allow colonists the right to return to Britain b. Interfering with colonists’ rights to worship freely c. Taxing colonists without the consent of their representatives d. Not allowing colonists to possess firearms
Slate of eight amendments carrying the essential reform measures considered by the failed 1974 Texas Constitutional Convention was submitted to Texas voters in 1975. Several of the amendments were adopted
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The Founders __________
a. dreaded the prospect of political parties b. limited the mischief of political parties through checks and balances c. anticipated that political parties would come to dominate the Cabinet d. prohibited government regulation of parties in the Fifth Amendment