The three-fifths compromise was
A) a compromise on slavery.
B) a compromise on representation.
C) repealed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
D) necessary to achieve ratification of the Constitution.
E) all of the above
E
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Which of the following is the most accurate statement concerning the role of multinational corporations in the world economy?
a. Multinational corporations have played an increasingly large role in global economic affairs during the past two or three decades, and their role is continuing to grow larger. b. Multinational corporations have played an increasingly large role in global economic affairs during the past two or three decades, but their influence peaked in the late 1970s and has declined since then. c. The United Nations has passed a universal code of conduct for multinational corporations, and the role of MNCs in the global economy will be more regularized in the future. d. The role MNCs play in global economic affairs declined precipitously during the 1980s.
In which of the following ways is the Supreme Court less diverse than in the past?
A. Far more appointees come from elective office. B. Far more appointees come from the appellate courts. C. There are fewer minority judges on the current Court than in previous years. D. There are fewer women on the current Court than in some previous years. E. The average age of Court members is much higher than it has been in previous years.
Formal organs of government that resolve disputes using rules of law is a definition of
a. adversarial practice. b. appellate courts. c. civil law. d. common. e. courts.
All U.S. intelligence agencies are under the direction of the _________
a. Central Intelligence Agency c. Director of National Intelligence b. Secretary of Defense d. President