What has been the most common method used to ratify amendments the U.S. Constitution?
A) a three-fifths vote in both chambers of Congress
B) simple majority of the voters of the United States
C) approval from three-fourths of the state legislatures
D) Supreme Court approval
E) two-thirds vote of special ratifying conventions
C
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Which of the following is true of sin taxes?
a. They are used to directly fund public health care initiatives. b. They do not exist in Texas. c. They are imposed on tobacco products and alcohol. d. They are used to increase consumption of luxury goods.
Bejukistan is in a dispute over water rights with its larger, more powerful neighborVoravia. Bejukistan seeks redress from a regional international organization that deals with water rights. This international organization penalizes Voravia by directing it to pay large fines to Bejukistan. Voravia, however, refuses to pay such fines and does not curb its transgressive behavior. This example supports which of the following viewpoints regarding the function of international organizations?
a. power-based explanations b. problem-based explanations c. border-based explanations d. economic-based explanations
Adam Smith's concept of the "invisible hand" describes the ________________.
A. large corporations that control the market economy B. indirect means through which the state controls the market economy C. culmination of all the actions of households and firms regarding the uses of factors of production D. economic impact of the policy decisions of a country's political leaders
Powers and privileges guaranteed to the individual and protected against arbitrary removal at the hands of the government or other individuals are best defined as
A) civil rights. B) human rights. C) civil liberties. D) negative liberties. E) inalienable rights.