Many of the Founders believed that government legitimacy is derived from __________, which holds that governments exist based on the consent of the governed

a. an implied right
b. a social contract
c. a divine right
d. presidential appointment


b

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Constitutional Amendments have extended suffrage to all of the following EXCEPT

A) African Americans. B) women. C) residents of the District of Columbia. D) citizens aged 18-21. E) Constitutional Amendments have extended suffrage to all of these groups.

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Which of the following, if true, most undermines laissez-faire systems?

A) Government intervention limits economic growth. B) Private enterprise makes the nation prosper. C) Markets do not always regulate themselves. D) Welfare systems create a culture of dependence.

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According to the liberal perspective, which of the following factors at the systemic process level of analysis caused World War I? (Choose all that apply.)

a. Emotionally unstable leaders b. Automatic mobilization plans c. Growing but insufficient trade, social, and legal interdependence d. The spread of militarism

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Legally sanctioned segregation until the mid-20th century was the result of

A) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. B) Plessy v. Ferguson. C) Civil Rights Cases. D) United States v. Virginia. E) Shelley v. Kraemer,

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