The belief that constitutions should limit government power, that government officials must obey the country's laws, and that a government's legitimacy comes from obeying these limitations and laws is known as
a. the American model of democracy.
b. consensus democracy.
c. constitutionalism.
d. the Westminster model of democracy.
e. laissez faire government.
C
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Which of the following protections is NOT afforded by the First Amendment?
a. Freedom of speech and press b. Freedom from government establishment of religion c. Freedom of assembly d. The right to petition the government for a redress of grievance e. The right to counsel
Unlike most of the world's industrialized democracies, which rely on a parliamentary form of government, the United States uses a __________ system
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If, over time, it takes larger quantities of exports of raw goods, like coffee beans, to earn enough money to buy a constant amount of imported manufactured goods, like refrigerators, we would say the country has experienced declining ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following statements about the North American Free Trade Agreement is true?
a. Policies connected to NAFTA have promoted farm work in Mexico by lowering tariffs. b. American environmental and labor rights groups largely backed the trade agreement for its particularly stringent workplace standards. c. It is an arrangement designed to expand cross-border trade and investment signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States in 1994. d. As of 2017, the United States is no longer a part of the agreement.