If you agree that public opinion plays a crucial role in democratic government, what also must you believe for your views to be considered consistent?
a. that public opinion is a threat to the needs of the majority
b. that public opinion is a threat to core political beliefs
c. that public ignorance is a threat to core political beliefs
d. that people in government must hear the voices of citizens
d
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The most common means of obtaining personal property is
a. capture. b. inheritance. c. purchase. d. assession.
The "tyranny of location"
a. has become a bigger problem over the last century. b. was a result of the industrial revolution. c. becomes less of a problem as trade barriers are reduced. d. is the defining feature of globalization.
The assignment in the Constitution of lawmaking, law-enforcing, and law-interpreting functions to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, respectively, is known as which of the following?
A. The supremacy clause B. Inherent powers C. Direct democracy D. The implied powers clause E. Separation of powers
Which of the following statements about regional tensions during the drafting of the Constitution is LEAST accurate?
A. Northern interests wanted to ensure that the new government would have adequate power to regulate international commerce. B. Although the South had by far the largest number of slaves, slavery was legal in every state at the time that the Constitution was written. C. The delegates eventually agreed to count three-fifths of the enslaved population for purposes of representation and taxation. D. In order to appease largely agricultural states, the Constitution prevented the government from banning the international slave trade until at least 1808. E. Southern agriculturists managed to win a concession that the new government would have no power to tax exports.