Nuclear disasters took place in the United States in 1979, the Soviet Union in 1986, and Japan in 2011. These were known as the _____________________, ______________, and ___________________disasters.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Three Mile Island; Chernobyl; Fukushima
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The Framers' concerns about direct democracy are well illustrated by the fact that the Constitution
A. uses the word democracy only once, in the Preamble. B. uses the word democracy only in reference to Congress. C. does not feature the word democracy at all. D. uses only the word democratic. E. frequently uses the word democracy, but never in reference to the enumeration of a formal power.
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the appeals process? a. A person cannot appeal a trial court decision simply because he or she lost the case. b. Legitimate grounds for an appeal in civil or criminal law have nothing to do with the facts of the case. c. A case can only be appealed based on questions about either the fairness of the trial or the constitutionality ofthe law
involved. d. All state court systems have one level of appellate courts, deciding both questions of fairness andconstitutionality.
The larger governmental departments tend to focus on the nation's
A. security. B. welfare. C. education. D. commerce. E. agriculture.
Why did Congress pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a. the Supreme Court had determined that only the national government could regulate elections – b. because it was clear that many areas in the South had no intention of living up to the spirit of the Fifteenth Amendment c. because Congress was afraid the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. would lead a boycott of white businesses if the legislation was not passed d. to prevent the race riots from spreading from African American neighborhoods into traditionally white neighborhoods