What role does the Fourteenth Amendment play in protecting the civil liberties of American citizens?
What will be an ideal response?
Provisions such as equal protection of the laws and the due process clause allow various elements of the Bill of the Rights to be incorporated to the states.
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What changed the way Americans got information about politics in the early 20th century?
A) the printing press B) the partisan press C) radio D) television E) the internet
__________ are examples of fossil fuels
A) Oil and nuclear B) Wind and solar C) Coal and natural gas D) Wood and hydroelectric
Which of the following is NOT a potential effect of South Africa's list proportional representation electoral system?
a. Parties have a tendency to adopt policies that will appeal to a large segment of the electorate. b. Parliament tends to be unduly deferential to the executive. c. Candidates don't run on their personal characteristics but rather their party affiliation. d. Party loyalty of members of parliament is high. e. Two parties are likely to be dominant.
To say that we live in a globalized world of states is to say that a. the United Nations is a world government
b. there is an interaction between the national and international levels in shaping the politics of states. c. countries are becoming more alike. d. international processes are more important than domestic processes in explaining state behavior. e. there are more countries today than ever before.