Besavia, a European country, has recently passed a law that supports the propagation of the Protestant religion. The law encourages the establishment of churches and makes it compulsory for people to practice Protestantism. It also criminalizes the practice of other religions. If this were to happen in the U.S., the law would be illegal due to the violation of the _____ to the Constitution.
A. Second Amendment
B. Third Amendment
C. First Amendment
D. Eighth Amendment
E. Tenth Amendment
Answer: C
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Which of the following types of interest groups is more likely to give to the Republican Party than to Democrats?
A. lawyers and lobbyists B. ideology and single interest groups C. energy groups D. environmental protection groups E. labor groups
Some of the world's fastest-growing nations have economies
whose growth may not be sustainable, critics charge, due to heavy dependence on: a. foreign industry, which may pick up and move elsewhere any day. b. heavy industry, in a largely postindustrial economic era. c. a large number of people living in extreme poverty, who are not well-educated. d. commodities such as oil and copper, whose prices are subject to fluctuations.
Arms control is particularly useful a. in enduring rivalries. b. in situations that involve nuclear weapons. c. in situations in which states have become embroiled in the security dilemma and are continuously increasingtheir arms supply
d. in situations in which states do not have a powerful desire for expansion but might initiate war out of the fearof what will happen if their enemy strikes first.
Which statement explains why the implementation of "responsible party government" is difficult in the United States?
a. American parties are highly centralized. b. Party power is too heavily concentrated in Congress. c. American political parties are very ideological and focused on specific issues. d. Party power is highly fragmented and divided across branches of government.