Which of the following political philosophers had the greatest intellectual influence on the authors of the Declaration of Independence?
a. John Locke
b. Baron de Montesquieu
c. David Hume
d. Charles Beard
e. Thomas Hobbes
a.
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Although the First Amendment guarantees the freedom of religion, before independence, which of the following was true?
A. Many of the early colonies designated official churches that believers and nonbelievers alike were forced to attend and support with taxes. B. Freedom of religion was guaranteed in the last paragraph of the Articles of Confederation. C. Freedom of religion was guaranteed in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Articles of Confederation. D. There were so few religions that the colonists felt that there were no need for such protections.
A university's special admissions program was struck down in the key 1978 case of ____________________
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Which of the following statements regarding the Indian Mutiny in 1857 is true?
a. India's soldiers generally ignored Christian influence over the military, until they were denied leave during Hindu holidays. b. Queen Victoria's refusal to visit India during her world tour spurred the revolution. c. Indian soldiers' refusal to use rifle cartridges wrongly rumored to be greased with cow and pig fat precipitated the Indian Mutiny of 1857. d. The mutiny was motivated by a ban on public meetings and the killing of nearly 380 people who defied the ban.
One critique of pluralism is that __________
a. government decisions reflect the balance of competing interests in society b. resources and political power are unequally distributed within society c. individuals with shared grievances always form interest groups to press their demands upon government d. the formation of one group typically stimulates the formation of an opposing group