In 1992, a long-forgotten amendment originally submitted to the states in 1789 was ratified. That amendment, the twenty-seventh,
a. prohibits flag burning.
b. establishes equal rights for women.
c. guarantees the right to privacy.
d. prohibits legislators from voting themselves immediate pay raises.
e. requires the government to balance the budget.
Ans: d. prohibits legislators from voting themselves immediate pay raises.
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The American intervention in Panama resulted in which of the following scenarios?
a. General Noriega was captured and returned to the United States to stand trial for drug trafficking. b. President Bush declared Noriega's regime was illegitimate. c. The Bush administration gave lukewarm support to a coup attempt that failed. d. Options A and B are true. e. All of the above are true.
The development of industries led to the growth of
a. Midwestern farms. b. organized labor. c. the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. d. the judiciary. e. the President’s Cabinet.
Each state has one vote in the electoral college for
A) the number of senators and representatives on the federal election nomination committee. B) each of its representatives in the U.S. House. C) every 10,000 registered voters. D) each of its citizens. E) each of its representatives and senators.
Which of the following devices used to restrain the power of government is NOT expressly described in the Constitution?
a. Judicial review b. Federalism c. Checks and balances d. Separation of powers e. Impeachment