Since the fall of the Somali government in 1991, warlords have feuded over territory, and today the current government controls only a portion of the capital, Mogadishu, and Somali pirates seize ships off its shore with impunity. This is an example of a government failing to provide the following:
a. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
b. socialism
c. order
d. democracy
e. equality
Answer: c. order
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Though the Supreme Court often lacks enforcement power for its decisions, it has historically issued a number of very influential and powerful rulings. One such ruling was Brown v. Board of Education (1954). What was the effect of this ruling?
a. All slaves born within the borders of the United States were free. b. The southern states in the confederacy during the Civil War did not have the legal standing or authority to withdraw from the Union. c. All children received the right to a free education. d. Compulsory education was considered unconstitutional. e. Segregated schools violated the equal protection clause, and therefore public schools must be desegregated “with all deliberate speed.”
A government ruled by a small number of powerful elites over the majority is referred to as a(an):
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following social movements consisted of mostly liberal activists who—inspired by the Arab Spring—denounced the concentration of wealth in the United States?
a. Occupy Wall Street b. Tea party c. AIPAC d. Jubilee 2000
Obligations that the federal government imposes on state governments without providing adequate funding to support programs are called
a. coercive federalism. b. states' rights. c. preemptions. d. cooperative rule-making. e. unfunded mandates.