The "clear and present danger" test ______.
A. requires the Supreme Court to consider all factors when determining whether speech should be restricted
B. requires the Supreme Court to consider whether the gravity of the evil discounted by its probability justifies the invasion of free speech
C. requires the Supreme Court to consider speech protected unless the probability is so high that the act will occur
D. requires the Supreme Court to restrict political speech if it presents any kind of danger to public safety
Answer: B
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a. making a major contribution to putting strict limits on federal campaign spending. b. severely limiting free speech rights. c. fulfilling a campaign promise he had made in 2000. d. upholding important constitutional principles.
Which of the following statements about a president's veto power is most accurate?
A. Because vetoes are usually overridden, the power has become unimportant. B. The president's veto is final, and this gives him or her complete control over legislation. C. The threat of a veto gives the president significant influence over Congress and legislation. D. The veto has been used by Congress to stop the president from signing legislation. E. Because vetoes are rarely overridden, the power has become unimportant.
Whose presidency marked the appearance of centralized federalism, where the national government imposed its own policy preferences on state and local governments?
A. Theodore Roosevelt B. Abraham Lincoln C. Lyndon Johnson D. Ulysses Grant E. Franklin Roosevelt
States and cities that use innovation in their policies are referred to as ______.
a. laboratories of trust b. laboratories of democracy c. laboratories of science d. laboratories of government