The result of Roosevelt's "court packing" plan was
A) a serious loss of prestige for Roosevelt but the saving of Second New Deal legislation.
B) a surge in popularity for the president and passage of all of his "must" legislation in 1937.
C) the retirement of all conservative Supreme Court judges and ensuing passage of Second New Deal legislation.
D) the appointment of conservative judges by the Senate as revenge followed by Supreme Court rejection of Second New Deal legislation.
A
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Thomas Hobbes was the most original political thinker of the seventeenth century because he
a. advocated a commonwealth. b. developed a defense of absolute royal authority which did not depend on ideas of divine right. c. sought to infuse politics with religious meaning. d. based his ideas on an optimistic view of human nature.
The founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, said salvation was achieved by
a. Devotion b. Piety c. Jihad d. Mysticism e. Good deeds
Which of the following is a difference between an image conflict and a content conflict?
A) A conflict with another about one's sense of self is an image conflict, whereas a conflict that revolves around an issue is known as a content conflict. B) A conflict between two people who share no interpersonal relationship is an image conflict, whereas a conflict between two people who share a strong interpersonal relationship is a content conflict. C) A conflict that is specifically about a question of right and wrong is an image conflict, whereas a conflict that focuses on issues concerning the relationship between two people is a content conflict. D) A conflict about the way a conflict is conducted is an image conflict, whereas a conflict that recurs over time in people's everyday lives, without a resolution, is a content conflict. E) A conflict that gives an immediate outcome or result is an image conflict, whereas a conflict that gives a delayed response or result is a content conflict.
"Ping-Pong diplomacy" symbolized the dramatic changes Nixon made in U.S. policy toward __________.
A. North Vietnam B. the Soviet Union C. Cambodia D. the People's Republic of China