Thomas Hobbes was a nominalist, someone who believes that:
a. no permanent objective truth lies beneath our world of appearances
b. language is necessary in part to help us make sense of the world
c. humans construct a perception of "truth"
d. "truth" is filtered through self-interest and the syllogisms of language
e. All of the above
e
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Hollande is widely considered to have rescued the French economy by drastically cutting the French welfare state and implementing reforms that made the workforce more flexible
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Since 1950, the state of Texas has become _____
a. increasingly rural b. one of the most urban states in the country c. dominated by rural, agricultural interests d. more supportive of county governments setting their own structure e. none of these
The claim made by President Obama that the administration had the right to engage in extrajudicial assassinations of suspected terrorists, including American citizens, illustrates __________
A)the nature of the unitary presidency and the clearly stated constitutional powers surrounding war B)the desire of presidents to balance their constitutional powers with those articulated by Congress C)howthe institutional facts of presidential life sometimes outweigh the theoretical concerns surrounding the concentration of executive power D)the power of public opinion in mobilizing presidents to defy the other branches of government
A majority of the __________ selects the president of the United States
a. popular vote b. Electoral College c. House of Representatives d. Senate