Which of the following best defines a state?
A. the people or political parties that govern and make laws
B. rules governing how people get into power and how government works
C. where the state governs, and is governed by, people of one nation
D. a sovereign organization with compulsory membership that claims a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence within a territory
D. a sovereign organization with compulsory membership that claims a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence within a territory
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Opponents of term limits argue that
a. term limits will increase demographic diversity in legislatures. b. term limits will leave legislators at a disadvantage compared to the bureaucracy. c. term limits will discourage quality candidates from running. d. term limits will lead to competitive elections.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Incorporation is the Supreme Court action that makes the protections of the Bill of Rights applicable to the states. 2. In the conflict between accommodationist and separationist views of the establishment clause, the Supreme Court has, in recent times, sided consistently with the separationist position. 3. Non-citizens retain some rights in a democracy. 4. Barbour and Wright conclude that Americans’ civil liberties and rights can never conflict with the government’s goal of maintaining national security. 5. The Bill of Rights has been applied to the states in a gradual and piecemeal fashion.
In trying to understand the causes of war in human society, Konrad Lorenz began by dividing the various species into
a. territorial and nonterritorial animals. b. meat eaters and plant eaters. c. lethal and nonlethal animals. d. mammals and amphibians.
Fiscal policy refers to ______.
a. the government’s use of taxing and spending powers to regulate the economy b. the use of interest rates to control the money supply in order to regulate the economy c. policies designed to regulate business, labor, and trade d. regulations designed to regulate business, labor, and trade