How do interest groups undertake a legislative lobby?
a. through letter-writing campaigns addressed to particular judges
b. by publishing editorials in major newspapers stating their views on cases
c. by bringing lawsuits to the courts on behalf of classes of citizens
d. by testifying before congressional committees
e. by making monetary contributions to political candidates
c
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In _____, the Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause required a state agency to provide an evidentiary hearing before terminating a person's welfare benefits after the agency determined that the individual was no longer eligible for such benefits
a. Mathews v. Eldridge (1976) b. Goldberg v. Kelly (1970) c. Goss v. Lopez (1975) d. None of the above is true.
Which of the following describes an authoritarian form of government?
a. The government does not provide for the physical needs of its citizens. b. One person or one political party maintains complete control and suppresses all other political parties and interests. c. Literacy is non-existent among the common citizens. d. Diverse religions are normally tolerated and encouraged. e. Alliances and interactions among other nations are commonplace.
Social contract theory states that __________
a. individual freedom requires a written contract with the government b. individuals must give up certain rights in return for certain protections c. individual freedom is preeminent above all else d. individuals have no freedom without the consent of the government
The rise of European bureaucracies and the centralization of states led to armies characterized by _________
a. aristocracy b. conscription c. globalization d. professionalism