Which of the following treaties elaborates a variety of “positive” human rights?
a. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
b. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
c. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
d. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
c. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
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Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between the central government and subnational governments?
a. Japan is a federal system in which certain powers are reserved for subnational governments and others for the central government. b. The central government exercises financial and administrative control over subnational governments. c. Although Japan is a unitary state, the central government has nevertheless devolved a significant amount of authority to subnational governments. d. The central government exercises financial and administrative control over the governments of prefectures but not local governments. e. The central government exercises financial and administrative control over local governments but not those of prefectures.
President Reagan’s desire to limit government regulation led to the __________
a. appointments of officials ideologically opposed to the Carter administration policies b. appointments of officials ideologically supportive of the Carter administration policies c. firings of officials from the Roosevelt administration d. firings of officials from the Nixon administration
In The Federalist No. 10, James Madison argued that
A. a system of government must encourage the participation of interest groups in order to give each segment of society an equal voice. B. interest groups threatened a free society and so should be made illegal to prevent them from forming. C. interest groups were a threat to democracy because the majority should rule in all matters. D. the power of interest groups should be diluted by submerging their interests in a sea of competing interests. E. interest groups were valuable as long as they were few and powerful.
What voting system is preferred by voting rights activists as a means of increasing minority representation?
A. at-large voting B. preferential voting C. cumulative voting D. single-member districts