Identify and discuss the Pentagon Papers Supreme Court case.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should identify the Pentagon Papers case as the case in which The New York Times attempted to print articles that disclosed information and sources regarding the Vietnam War but was challenged by the Nixon administration on the grounds of national security and executive privilege. Answers should acknowledge that the Supreme Court ruled against the Nixon administration, holding that the freedom of speech and press rights outweighed the grounds of national security claimed by the administration. This was not only a sign of the times (the anti–Vietnam War movement) but also a rare occasion on which the Supreme Court sided against the president in matters of foreign policy.
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Which of the following is true of voting one’s party identification?
a. It is only common of third-party voters. b. It reflects straight-ticket voting. c. It addresses non-partisan positions. d. It is more likely of independents.
Which of the following best describes what happens at the national convention?
A. Upon arrival, most delegates are undecided as to whom they would like to see as the party’s candidate. B. The delegates from those states that had early primaries and caucuses are seated closest to the front of the convention center. C. The presidential candidate is chosen by the party delegates. D. Elites within the political parties are entrusted with making the determination of an appropriate candidate based upon electability. E. It usually takes three ballots for the party to choose the presidential candidate.
The European Union started as a series of economic agreements that gradually widened to include social and political integration. This is an example of what approach?
A) ?Marxism B) ?Feminism C) ?Functionalism D) ?Realism E) ?Collective security
Which of the following is true of the American decline in trust in government or trust in general?
A. Declining trust in government cuts across all demographic groups and ages. B. The period following the 9/11 attacks brought about the greatest decline in trust in government in the past 50 years. C. Younger generations' trust in government declined in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. D. Declining trust in government is more less pronounced in the younger generations than in older generations. E. Trust in government rose slightly during the first decade of the twenty-first century, but rose sharply during the early years of the 2010s.