How do treaties compare with custom as sources of international law?
What will be an ideal response?
Treaties are binding written agreements among states, whereas custom refers to the consistent behavior or general practice of states.
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Which political faction demanded that freedom of the press be amended to the U.S. Constitution?
a. Anti-Federalists b. Democratic-Republicans c. Federalists d. Nationalists
Explain the process for how a bill becomes a law.
What will be an ideal response?
The Civil War led to the expansion of national governmental power in all of the following ways EXCEPT
A. thousands of new government workers were hired. B. the federal government passed its first billion dollar budget. C. an income tax was imposed on citizens for the first time. D. Constitutional amendments were passed restricting states' control over citizen rights. E. governors of Confederate states were directly appointed by the U.S. President.
Which of the following might make people hesitant to vote for the third party’s candidates in successive elections?
a. Most third parties rarely last for more than one election cycle. b. The failure of smaller third parties to win and the chance that they will take votes away from the party a voter had previously supported—resulting in a win for the party the voter does not support. c. Too many parties in government might lead to an even greater stalemate in terms of getting legislation passed. d. Third parties are often not allowed on ballots.