Which of the following values did the framers of the Constitution seem to emphasize most?

a. Achieving efficient government performance
b. Preventing concentrations of political power
c. Relying on chief executives to resolve conflicts
d. Distrust of the political process


ANS: B

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In a racialized society, which of the following outcomes is expected?

A. The interests of specific racial groups will focus on their individual needs and issues. B. The interests of specific racial groups will focus on the transformation or solidification of a particular racial order. C. The dominant racial group will focus on improving the individual situations of the subordinate groups. D. The divide between racial groups will always lessen over time.

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One function of __________ is to provide public services that the private sector is unlikely to do

Fill in the blank with the correct words.

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The ___________________ is a group of presidential advisers, including secretaries of the major bureaucracy departments and any other officials the president designates

a. Office of Management and Budget b. National Security Council c. Council of Economic Advisors d. Cabinet e. White House Office

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In Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that states must provide attorneys for individuals charged with crimes who are financially unable to afford a lawyer. The Court based its ruling on the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments

Suppose a state decided to provide attorneys to indigent defendants only for cases when the punishment could exceed a year in prison. Otherwise, poor defendants must defend themselves. Would the state's policy be constitutionally permissible? a. Yes, because states may grant their citizens fewer rights than those incorporated through the Fourteenth Amendment against the states. b. Yes, because the Constitution permits states considerable leeway to interpret the rulings of the Supreme Court. c. No, because the state's policy would violate the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments as interpreted by the Supreme Court in the case of Gideon v. Wainwright. d. No, because the state's policy would contradict the Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison. e. No, because the state's policy would contradict the Supreme Court's decision in Barron v. Baltimore.

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