Which of the following is true of the Magna Carta?

A) It served as the first draft of America's written Constitution.
B) It established the principle of representative government.
C) It gave unrestricted power to monarchs.
D) It served the private interests of the English monarch rather than public interests.
E) It forced the king to obtain the nobles' approval of any taxes he imposed on them.


E

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A. ?sent a consistently pro-states' rights message. B. ?sent a consistently anti-states' rights message. C. ?avoided addressing states' rights and powers altogether. D. ?sent a mixed message on states' rights. E. ?encouraged the nullification of national laws.

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A pitfall of Internet based research is ______

A) lack of legitimacy and missed physical journal resources B) fast results C) incomplete cross referencing D) enormous amount of data

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Why don't state and federal governments force people to be more efficient in their use of energy?

a. Taxes that would discourage energy use are regressive taxes, which hit poor and middle-class people the hardest.
b. People resent taxes, so elected leaders are unlikely to support them
c. Regulations and subsidies may not work well enough to encourage people to change their energy use.
d. Many consumers and businesses, especially in Texas, do not support government intervention in the economy.
e. All of these are reasons.

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The National Performance Review, led by Vice President Al Gore, argued that the problem with bureaucracy was that it had become too

A. centralized. B. rule-bound. C. little concerned with making programs work. D. much concerned with avoiding scandal. E. All of these are correct.

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