A(n)__________is a form of government based on the principle that the powers of government should be clearly restricted either through a written document or through wide public understanding
A) limited government
B) totalitarian dictatorship
C) monarchy
D) autocracy
E) aristrocracy
A
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H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman
A) were arrested and charged with participating in the Watergate burglary. B) were the two Washington Post reporters who covered the Watergate burglary. C) were two high-ranking Nixon White House officials who resigned and subsequently were convicted of obstruction of justice for their role in the cover-up of the Watergate burglary. D) were CIA agents within the Nixon administration. E) are still working in the President's office.
The problems of government bureaucracy could best be summarized as inefficiency due to the __________.
A. capitalistic ideology of the American government B. overly broad interests of most bureaucracies C. size and complexity of bureaucracies D. fact that bureaucracies are not merit-based
In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson stated that human beings are
endowed with certain “inalienable rights.” What did he mean by this statement? a. The rights cannot be extended to noncitizens. b. Any person who is in the country illegally is ineligible for legal protection. c. The government “endows” certain rights so it can also deny them. d. The rights cannot be denied by the government. e. Only the state governments can guarantee rights to citizens.
Despite his distaste for the idea of political parties, George Washington began to utilize such organizations because
A.) he wanted to ensure his reelection B.) he recognized that he needed legislatures to help push his initiatives through Congress C.) his desire to remain president for an indefinite length of time depended upon it D.) he wanted to undermine their existence