In the Declaration of Independence, those rights that are described as “self-evident” are also referred to as ______.

a. inalienable rights
b. privileges of opportunity
c. equality of opportunity
d. the Bill of Rights


a. inalienable rights

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A distribution in which most of the scores cluster at the top or high end of the scale is a

A) Symmetric distribution. B) Rectilinear distribution. C) Positively skewed distribution. D) Negatively skewed distribution.

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Newspapers are limited in the amount of slanting they can get away with in part because

A. they have to satisfy many different people, from advertisers to editors, to make money. B. the law limits the amount of distortion in the news. C. newspaper editors in the United States have a strong commitment to non-biased news. D. newspapers employ the best reporters. E. newspaper owners are terrified of libel suits, and so stick only to the facts.

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Historically, which of these has been the most common form of national grant-in-aid to the states?

A. matching funds grants B. categorical formula grants C. block grants D. national priority grants E. categorical project grants

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__________, who was initially hostile to the idea of a vigorous central government, concluded the Louisiana Purchase with France, which doubled the size of the United States and opened the continent for American settlement.

A. James Polk B. Abraham Lincoln C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson

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