Most of the founders of the American republic probably had accommodationist views regarding the relationship between church and state, meaning that they believed that
A. a strict wall of separation must be maintained between the two institutions.
B. while private citizens could worship or not worship as they chose, federal officials should be required to swear oaths of religious affirmation before taking office.
C. a single national religion should be established.
D. the government should be permitted to support religion generally but not a particular religion specifically.
E. Christianity and the Christian Bible should serve as the basis for American laws.
Answer: D
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Mikhail Gorbachev was placed under house arrest after
a. he proposed a new treaty to hold the Soviet Union together that granted significant powers to the Soviet republics. b. he appointed hardliners (those opposed to reform of the Soviet system) to key positions in the government. c. he led a coup against Boris Yeltsin to try to restore Communist Party rule. d. Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian federation. e. governments in the Soviet Union's Eastern European satellites were overthrown.
Identify the things that theories can help us understand.
What will be an ideal response?
Compare Anglo-American courts to those in Russia
A) Anglo-American courts include bourgeois concepts, such as property law and civil rights, whereas the Soviet-developed Russian system excludes these concepts. B) The Russian court is a passive institution that does not seek to correct lawbreakers or to apprehend criminals, whereas the Anglo-American system is an active institution. C) Courts in Russia frequently indict politicians disloyal to the president's agenda, whereas Anglo-American courts remain separate from politics. D) Russian courts represent the upper class, while American courts protect the interests of common laborers.
Under the "Motor Voter" law, citizens ______.
A. will automatically be registered to vote when they apply for or renew a driver's license B. must show a valid California driver's license or California identification card to vote in person at a polling place C. can use an expired California driver's license or California identification card to vote in person at a polling place D. when they vote in person at a polling place, must show some form of personal identification which includes any official document or utility bill with their name and address