Why did most state constitutions spell out what the authors considered to be fundamental natural rights?
a. to distinguish the new constitutions from older colonial charters
b. to prevent individuals from claiming unsanctioned rights
c. to keep the memory of the Revolution alive
d. to let future rulers know the exact limits of authority
d. to let future rulers know the exact limits of authority
You might also like to view...
Which of the following is true about slavery in the South?
A) ?Most slaves on Southern plantation were from Africa. B) ?The experience of slavery did not allow for networks of family and support to form. C) ?Even on the plantation there was an isolated sense of domesticity for slave women. D) ?Slaves who worked in workshops, stables, or homes avoided some physical strain but were subjected to increased vigilance. E) ?Half the slaves in the South lived on plantations that had more than 100 slaves.
In 1871, William I was proclaimed kaiser, or emperor, of the Second Reich in
A) Berlin. B) Frankfort. C) Paris. D) Versailles. E) Rome.
Why was the federal Clean Water Act of 1960 insufficient as a response to water pollution in California?
a. As a federal law, it applied only to federally-funded water projects. b. It encouraged states to adopt more stringent sewage treatment standards but California faced a big problem from chemical contamination that could not be removed by typical water-processing methods. c. Rachel Carson's popular book Silent Spring argued against water-pollution laws. d. The technology did not then exist to monitor chemicals in water.
What happened to Richard Nixon when it became clear that he had been involved in the illegal cover-up of Watergate and that he would be convicted by the Senate?
-He was impeached by the House of Representatives. -He committed suicide. -He went to jail. -He resigned from office.