When a government seizes a privately owned company, sometimes by force and often with little or no compensation, it is referred to as ______.

A. incorporation
B. expropriation
C. domestication
D. capitalization


B. expropriation

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Which of the following was the most influential group of the convention framing the 1876 constitution of Texas?

a. Democratic Party b. Texas Whig c. Reconstruction faction d. Texas Grange

Political Science

What constitutional clause addresses issues of divorce, child custody, and same-sex marriage across all states?

a. Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship Clause b. Interstate Commerce Clause c. Necessary and Proper Clause d. Full Faith and Credit Clause

Political Science

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are commonly referred to as

a. the middle amendments. b. the Civil War amendments. c. the Bill of Rights. d. the Southern amendments. e. the franchise.

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Explain the processes by which the American people can amend the Constitution. How many obstacles must be surmounted before an amendment is ratified? Why did the Framers make it so difficult to amend the Constitution? Does this difficulty hamper democracy or help to preserve it? Do things like the elastic clause and institutional adaptability undermine the Framers' intention to make it hard to change the Constitution?

What will be an ideal response?

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