Which one of the following best explains why the Articles of Confederation purposely created a weak national government?
a. The Articles were based on a theory of state sovereignty.
b. The Articles were intended to not offend Parliament and King George III.
c. The Articles separated power into three distinct branches: executive, legislative, judicial.
d. The Articles were actually intended to create a very powerful central government.
e. The Articles intended for a strong executive branch but weak judicial and legislative branches.
Answer: A
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a. The Court ruled that it was in violation of the Fifteenth Amendment. b. The Court ruled that it was in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. c. The Court ruled that it was permitted under the Fourteenth Amendment. d. The Court ruled that it was permitted under the Fifth Amendment.
Outline the differences between a winner-take-all system such as the one the United States is using and a proportional system such as the one many European democracies use
In your opinion, what are two positives and two negatives of each system? Would you prefer to see the United States adopt a proportional system? Why or why not? What will be an ideal response?
The National Science Foundation has a policy of, each year, selecting the best young scientists and giving them a 5 year grant to allow them to work on their program of research
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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