In the debate over ratification, the name given to proponents of ratifying the Constitution was
a. Federalists.
b. Anti-Federalists.
c. Constitutionalists.
d. Jeffersonians.
e. Hamiltonians.
ANS: A
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According to Duverger's Law, a country with single-member plurality districts tends to have a two-party system because
A. third parties tend to be banned by statute. B. having more than two parties is too confusing for voters. C. voters prefer to think in pairs like ins/outs or incumbents/challengers. D. third and fourth parties tend to receive no representation for the votes they receive.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The elastic clause grants Congress the authority to legislate as necessary to carry out constitutionally granted powers. 2. The Constitution expressly gives Congress the power to establish an air force. 3. The first system of federalism in U.S. history was a tradition of cooperative federalism. 4. Following the Civil War, the Supreme Court emerged as a defender of African American Civil Rights.
A measure that closes debate in the Senate is
A) a discharge petition. B) cloture. C) a special rule. D) a filibuster. E) choking.
Voter participation in the United States is substantially higher than it is in France, Canada, and Germany
Indicate whether the statement is true or false