Speaking to the U.S. Senate in 1850, Daniel Webster proclaims, "Peaceable secession! Sir, your eyes and mine are never destined to see that miracle. There can be no such thing as a peaceable secession. Peaceable secession is an utter impossibility." Which political action is Webster opposing here?
a. Protecting people from a tyrannical national government
b. Wanting to withdraw from a nation-state
c. Making criticism of the government illegal
d. Restricting states from disregarding the national government
b. Wanting to withdraw from a nation-state
You might also like to view...
________ refers to the right of government to take private land for public use, in return for just compensation
A) Foreclosure B) Social order C) Eminent domain D) Economic referendum E) Democracy
A good leader should have all of the following traits EXCEPT
a. an emphasis on the public good. b. common sense. c. the ability to delegate. d. lust for power and a willingness to use it to remove all obstacles or challengers. e. the ability to face the historical circumstances of the times.
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the McCain-Feingold Act in McConnell v. the Federal Election Commission. What portion of the act did the Supreme Court then invalidate in its 2007 ruling in Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.?
A. ban on issue-based ads within the 30- and 60-day election window B. restriction on public funding of political candidates C. limitations on advertisements and donations from corporations and labor unions D. ban on independent expenditures E. ban on limits to overall campaign expenditures
Which of the Framers convened an abolitionist society meeting in his home and invited delegates to the Constitutional Convention to attend?
a. John Adams b. George Washington c. Benjamin Franklin d. James Madison