The Framers of the Constitution created a decentralized policy-making process with powers shared by Congress, the president, the courts, and the __________
a. political parties
b. interest groups
c. states
d. business interests
c
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What is the single most important aspect of the debate over how a democracy should respond to identity groups?
A. individual versus group rights B. states versus federal rights C. the rights to corporate entities D. minority versus majority rights
The history of the concept of a public trial ______.
A. primarily is concerned with establishing public scorn for the convicted B. has less to do with prosecuting criminals than with preventing law enforcement officers from meting out arbitrary justice C. was not germane to the state or federal criminal law until after the civil rights era D. has been important for the state but not the federal criminal law
Which of the liberties protected by the Constitution illustrates the intimate relationship between individual and community life favored by the Constitution's framers?
A. right to bear arms B. freedom of religion C. protection from search and seizure D. freedom of speech E. freedom of assembly
Female mayoral candidates experience more difficulties raising money and gaining newspaper endorsements than male candidates
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false