Amendments to the Constitution, passed since the Bill of Rights, have generally focused upon
a. extending democratic election procedures and changing procedural deficiencies in the original Constitution.
b. expanding the scope of individual freedoms from governmental power.
c. expanding the power of the government to regulate the economy.
d. limiting the power of special interests in the United States.
e. reducing waste and inefficiency in government.
a
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Which of the following best describes the state of U.S. military power today?
a. No other country can rival U.S. military power and as such no other countries are making any efforts to try. b. The U.S. military is unrivaled in a range of areas even though other states, such as China and Russia, are making attempts to close the gaps. c. The United States enjoys an unrivaled position in terms of naval and air power but the Chinese land forces are stronger and better trained than the American forces. d. The economic collapse and the subsequent reductions in the U.S. military budget have allowed the Chinese to effectively negate any advantages in military power held by the United States.
A political party can be conceptualized as having at least three interconnected parts: party in the electorate, party as an organization, and ______.
A. party in the house B. party in government C. party conventions D. party affiliation
Some have argued that the use of the drug Midazolam in executing inmates is ____________; in the 2015 case Glossip v. Gross, the Court _________ with this assertion
A) a violation of the Eighth Amendment; agreed B) a violation of the commerce clause; agreed C) a violation of the commerce clause; disagreed D) a violation of "evolving standards of decency"; agreed E) a violation of the Eighth Amendment; disagreed
According to the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, how many states are allowed to possess nuclear weapons?
a. 0 b. 2 c. 5 d. 10