Which of the following statements is false?

a. The Westphalian system assumes that states control their own territory and citizens.
b. Human rights assume that rights are universal; however, a universal duty to protect is not assumed.
c. The Westphalian system assumes a territorial segmentation of authority.
d. Human rights assume that people have rights that states cannot deny and must protect.


b

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Stuart Taylor contends that the Miranda v. Arizona decision

a. often leads to a situation where guilty suspects are freed on technicalities. b. should be overturned by the Supreme Court. c. has significantly increased the number of confessions made to police. d. did not forbid the forcible extraction of information but only the use of that information as evidence in a criminal case.

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If you want to discover whether "Haste Makes Waste" or "He Who Hesitates Is Lost" is a better description of the effects of human behavior, you could make an experimental test

According to McGuire's (1983) description of the development of research ideas, such an approach would involve a. studying spontaneously occurring events. b. studying the validity of everyday beliefs and when they break down. c. evaluating formal if-then statements. d. using previous research as a stepping stone to new ideas.

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Which President is responsible for the four changes that created the modern concept of Presidential power?

a. Franklin Delano Roosevelt b. Woodrow Wilson c. Lyndon Baines Johnson d. Abraham Lincoln

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Which of the following statements about religious freedom in the United States today is LEAST accurate?

A. The Supreme Court upholds legislation that restricts religious practices that pose a threat to the safety of the general public. B. The U.S. government has traditionally distinguished between religious beliefs, which are inviolable, and religious actions, which may be circumscribed. C. In recent years, Congress has been more willing than the Supreme Court to support individuals' freedom of religious expression. D. The Supreme Court sometimes rules against religious practices if they might harm the health of the practitioners. E. Congress can ban unpopular religious practices as long as it directs that ban against a specific religious group.

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