The U.S. Constitution is considered a "living document" because it __________.
A. includes an enumerated bill of rights at the beginning of the original document that does not require an amendment process
B. contains detailed statutory language on constitutional legislation
C. thoroughly addresses the duties and responsibilities of state governments
D. broadly outlines the basic principles of governance and authority to prevent a frequent amendment process
Answer: D
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Legislative gridlock is unlikely in a parliamentary system where a single party controls a majority of the seats because
a. legislative committees must act on proposals within strictly-enforced time limits. b. an elected executive outside the legislature can rally public opinion and force legislative action. c. the legislative majority acts as the executive and proposes laws it wishes to enact. d. parliaments consist of single legislative bodies. e. opposition parties can easily step in and take control of the legislative process.
The smallest election units in each state, comprised of about 500 voters, are called
a. precincts. b. districts. c. wards. d. zones.
Since 1990, for violent crime,
a. both the sentence and percentage of the sentence served have gone up. b. the sentence has gone up but the percentage of the sentence served has gone down. c. both the sentence and percentage of the sentence served have gone down. d. the percentage of the sentence served has gone up, but the sentence has gone down.
Once the most popular form of media, by 2013 newspapers were ________
A) second, behind the Internet B) second, behind television C) third, behind the Internet and radio D) third, behind television and the Internet E) fourth, behind television, the Internet, and radio