The logical error of confusing a construct for a fact is called

A) petitio principii.
B) reification.
C) post hoc ergo propter hoc.
D) begging the question.


Answer: B

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a. Writs of habeas corpus b. Bills of attainder c. Ex post facto laws d. Prior restraints

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The Constitutional division of power into separate institutions, giving each institution the power to block the actions of the others, is called

A) checks and balances. B) the three-fifths compromise. C) divine right. D) necessary and proper. E) judicial review.

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Which of the following regions is NOT a stronghold of the Republican Party today?

a. the West b. the Northeast c. the Midwest d. the mountain states e. the South

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Which word best describes the language used by the framers to describe the office of the president?

a. static b. deferential c. florid d. vague

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