To prevent excessive concentration of power in one institution, governments have adopted
a. habeas corpus.
b. bicameralism.
c. directive authority.
d. separation of powers.
e. veto power.
D
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A federal republic derives its powers from
A. the people. B. the states. C. the Congress. D. the courts. E. None of these are correct.
Which president was notable for suggesting that the world was, at last, "safe for democracy?"
A) Herbert Hoover B) Woodrow Wilson C) Franklin Roosevelt D) Harry Truman E) Dwight Eisenhower
Outsourcing is the practice of
a. creating business networks outside Washington, DC. b. identifying and employing natural resources outside the United States. c. giving grants or contracts to the private sector. d. providing civil service jobs based on merit. e. providing civil service jobs based on political patronage.
The Constitutional Convention delegates’ defense of liberty as a natural right was derived from the writings of the philosopher
A) John Locke B) Montesquieu C) Rousseau D) Karl Marx