What nation is widely known as the "Hermit Kingdom"?
a. China
b. North Korea
c. Somalia
d. Iran
e. Ethiopia
b
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In which way has Congress been less effective in recent years?
a. They have run fewer candidates. b. They have passed fewer pieces of legislation. c. They have raised less money. d. They have relied on bipartisanship more often.
Which of the following people or organizations was most willing to use violence?
a. Martin Luther King, Jr. b. Southern Christian Leadership Conference c. Rosa Parks d. Malcolm X e. those engaged in lunch counter sit-ins
Which of the following statements best captures the meaning of the term "elastic clause," when applied to the U.S. Constitution?
A. The federal government can assume additional powers as needed in order to accomplish the functions established for it by the Constitution. B. During national emergencies, the powers of the federal government can be expanded beyond their constitutional bounds. C. The federal government can only push its powers so far before the ties that bind the states together in a union break from the pressure. D. The federal government has any and all powers not specifically delegated to the state governments or denied to the federal government. E. The federal government can assume authority normally delegated to the state governments whenever it sees fit.
Excise taxes are often placed on all the following EXCEPT ________
A. cigarettes B. alcohol C. gas D. public utilities