Identify the four enduring virtues of a federal system.

What will be an ideal response?


• Safeguards individual rights and democracy
• Promotes responsiveness
• Stimulates innovation
• Increases efficiency and effectiveness in policy implementation

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Privacy is mentioned only once in the Constitution.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The Federalists, one of the first two major parties, faded as a national force when which of the following occurred?

A. Their pro-British leanings put them on the wrong side of the War of 1812. B. President Washington denounced them from the floor of the Senate. C. President Adams resigned from the party while in office. D. Their opposition to judicial review led Congress to ban them.

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Which would qualify as a leak leading to more government transparency?

a. an unnamed source leaking information about a criminal prosecution b. an unnamed source leaking information about a possible policy decision c. an organization leaking classified documents directly attributable to a government agency d. an organization leaking information from a verbal source with no documentation

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The U.S. Constitution was adopted in response to the weaknesses of the Articles of __________

a. Unity b. Revolution c. America d. Confederation

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