Some opponents of the Bill of Rights argued that
A) carefully articulating certain rights might encourage the national government to abuse any rights that were not specifically defined.
B) most people opposed the idea of strong individual rights.
C) most people opposed the principle of strong national government.
D) the Federalists outnumbered the Anti-Federalists.
E) specifying particular rights might lead state governments to abuse rights that were not carefully defined.
A
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Fill in the blanks with correct word
The Cold War refers to the period from 1946 to 1989, in which
A) foreign policy presented few challenges to American hegemony. B) the world remained basically peaceful due to the memories of world war. C) the prestige of the executive branch fell dramatically. D) the U.S. and Soviet Union threatened one another with nuclear destruction. E) the U.S. did not speak to the Soviet Union diplomatically.
Besavia, a European country, has recently passed a law that supports the propagation of the Protestant religion. The law encourages the establishment of churches and makes it compulsory for people to practice Protestantism. It also criminalizes the practice of other religions. If this were to happen in the U.S., the law would be illegal due to the violation of the _____ to the Constitution.
A. Second Amendment B. Third Amendment C. First Amendment D. Eighth Amendment E. Tenth Amendment
Why did Mitt Romney choose Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate in 2012?
a. Ryan was more appealing to older voters. b. Ryan balanced Romney's lack of business experience. c. Ryan was more appealing to social conservatives. d. Ryan was more appealing to urban working mothers.