__________________ are interest groups that begin from the bottom up among a small number of people at the local level.
a. Grassroots movements
b. Community engagement organizations
c. Astroturf movements
d. Clubs
a. Grassroots movements
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As illustrated in the Roberts' Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, when a court strikes down legislation, __________
a. it is usually supported in its decision to check the other branches b. it risks drawing criticism and questions about its authority c. it risks its decision being completely ignored by the other branches d. it usually waits until it has complete unanimity in the decision
The U.S. media have a great deal of journalistic freedoms guaranteed by law, but their corporate ownership subjects them to pressures from __________
a. editors b. muckrakers c. anti-trust laws d. the market
Which of the following statements is true of the U.S. policies toward Native Americans?
A. Till date, the citizen rights spelled out in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution have not been extended to Native Americans. B. In 1830, Congress instructed the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to remove all tribes to reservations east of the Mississippi River. C. The main goal of the U.S. government in the late 1880s was to assimilateNative Americans into American society. D. Underthe Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, Native Americans were banned from having gambling operations. E. The Northwest Ordinance stated that lands and property of Native Americans would belong to the American government.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the states faced a classic prisoner’s dilemma for which of the following reasons?
a. Great Britain still ran most of the institutions in the United States. b. With no enforcement mechanism in place, no state would contribute its share of the revenue so long as it suspected other states might not meet their obligations. c. The efficiency of the design of government meant that no free riding occurred among the states. d. Individuals paid federal income taxes, but the states were not required or expected to contribute troops to the war effort.