Which statement explains why the interpretation of the Second Amendment as an individual right to bear arms is controversial?
a. Most of the other rights in the Bill of Rights are collective rights.
b. The text of the amendment refers only to "well-regulated militias."
c. Guns were relatively new inventions at the time the amendment was written.
d. Several of the original thirteen states never ratified by the Second Amendment.
b
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a. formal leadership positions b. party caucuses and party conferences c. constituency groups d. special interests
The concept of the “End of History” refers to all of the following except _____.
a. the end of the Cold War b. the failure of communism and fascism c. the success of multilateral cooperation d. the success of Western liberal democracy
The Democratic and Republican candidates for president are formally nominated by the __________
a. nationalparty committees b. presidential primaries and caucuses c. Electoral College d. national party conventions
Which of the following is a type of nonprobability sampling procedure?
a. simple b. stratified c. quota d. cluster