Explain the degree to which freedom and liberty are absolute rights. Give examples of limitations on freedoms and liberties outlined in the Bill of Rights.
What will be an ideal response?
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Home rule refers to
a. the power of the legislature to control cities. b. the authority of a local government to write its own charter and make changes in it without legislative approval. c. the right of homeowners to own guns. d. the authority of the national government to provide homeland security. e. the homestead exemption on property taxes that is available to senior citizens.
What are coalition governments? What are their features?
What will be an ideal response?
The availability of strong gubernatorial formal powers is
a. no assurance that governors will perform their duties more effectively. b. the norm among governors in all but two states. c. more important to the effectiveness of governors than the availability of informal powers. d. uncommon because legislative supremacy is the norm in most states.
How does Kenneth Waltz's first image help us understand why 9/11 had such a profound effect on American policy?
a. The systemic effects of the attack showed that a state could still be the target of an attack, even by individuals, which generates a retaliatory policy executed by that state. b. Information technology spread the news and images of the attack through the international system so quickly that U.S. policy was bolstered by international support. c. The domestic level of analysis demonstrates that information technology spread news and images of the attack so quickly that the country as a whole was easily mobilized into response. d. Human beings are particularly sensitive to threats that are intended by others, that trigger moral outrage, that seem clear and present, and that catch us by surprise. e. None of these answers is correct.