The box "The Game, the Rules, the Players," discusses how the U.S. Supreme Court has consistently rejected the Compact Theory of Union holding that __________
a. a state legislature can determine whether a national law violates the Constitution
b. a state can impede the implementation of a law in its borders
c. the Constitution finds its authority in the people, rather than in the states
d. the Constitution finds its authority in the states, rather than in the people
Answer: c
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The trend in early psychology in America was a movement from
A) Gestalt psychology to functionalism. B) behaviorism to structuralism. C) functionalism to structuralism. D) structuralism to functionalism.
Which of the following is a way in which the Prisoner's Dilemma differs from the Stag Hunt?
a. In the Prisoner's Dilemma there is no option that is the top choice for both players. b. The Prisoner's Dilemma involves more "players" than the Stag Hunt. c. In the Prisoner's Dilemma, each "player" has only two options. d. In the Prisoner's Dilemma, the rational option for all players is to cooperate.
Which social movement employed tactics similar to the sit-down strike by taking over prominent urban spaces, such as protestors did at New York's Zuccotti Park?
a. Occupy Wall Street movement b. civil rights movement - c. women's rights movement d. gay and lesbian movement
Which of the following describes the Supreme Court's stance on when a defendant has the right to a trial by jury?
a. Defendants in any criminal prosecution have a right to be judged by an impartial jury, regardless of the seriousness of the offense. b. Any defendant accused of a serious criminal offense punishable by six months or more of imprisonment has a right to a trial by jury. c. All defendants appearing in any court have a right to trial by jury unless they are enemy combatants detained during a time of war. d. Any defendant accused of a serious criminal or civil offense punishable by one year or more of imprisonment has a right to a jury trial.—