__________ is a system of limits imposed by the Constitution that gives each branch of government the limited right to change or cancel the acts of other branches
A) ?Popular sovereignty
B) Separation of powers
C) ?Checks and balances
D) ?Egalitarianism
E) Universal suffrage
C
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According to the feature box, "Who's Getting What? The Stonewall Riots," why was the decision in One, Inc. v. Olesen 355 US 371 (1958) significant?
a. It upheld the right of the post office to refuse material they deemed obscene. b. It granted homosexuals status as a protected class. c. It recognized homosexual press rights. d. It was the first Supreme Court decision that paved the way to the legality of same-sex marriage.
Which of the following is a fundamental difference between the social contract of Hobbes' Leviathan and the social contract of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?
A. Hobbes protects freedom of religion; Jefferson does not. B. Hobbes provides for separation of powers; Jefferson provides for checks and balances. C. Hobbes specifically protects life; Jefferson does not. D. Hobbes' sovereign is not a party to the contract; Jefferson's sovereign is. E. Hobbes protects property; Jefferson does not.
On average, each member of the House represents __________ residents
a. 106,000 b. 670,000 c. 1,700,000 d. 7,600,000
Which of the following scenarios exemplifies Lockean anarchy?
a. State A and state B are friends, trading together without worrying about violence. b. State A is a rival of state B, but the two sometimes cooperate and sometimes have conflict. c. State A must obtain more weapons or state B will invade it. d. State A and state B decide to peacefully merge to form one unified state.