According to the text, the winners under the current constitutional rules tend to be ______.
a. the people
b. liberals
c. big-government advocates
d. big-business interests
e. rural interests
d. big-business interests
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In the twentieth century, the Supreme Court became increasingly more willing to protect individuals against intrusive state actions. What instrument gave the Supreme Court this authority?
a. the Civil Rights Act of 1871
b. the Alien and Sedition Acts
c. the First Amendment, which guaranteed freedom of speech
d. the Fourteenth Amendment, which guaranteed due process of law by the states
e. the free exercise clause
The National Security Council was established to
a. advise the president on all issues, domestic and foreign, which relate to national security. b. act as a liaison between the president and the media. c. act as a liaison between the president and state governors. d. assume command of the military during times of national crises. e. after Hurricane Katrina to ensure security in New Orleans.
What is noted about firing federal employees?
a. It cannot be done. b. It is hard to do. c. It is easy to do. d. It is illegal. e. Federal employees are never fired.
Why did the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) take such a public beating during and following Hurricane Katrina? What does this tell us about the relationship between the federal bureaucracy and the American public?
What will be an ideal response?