When was the Thirteenth Amendment banning slavery passed?
a. when the South seceded from the Union –
b. during the Civil War
c. immediately after the Civil War
d. immediately after Reconstruction
c
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Which is NOT a liberal argument AGAINST the privatization of Social Security?
a) The risk of a stock market crash is too great for those without a financial cushion. b) People would be forced to pay fees for private insurance policies and for the management of their investments. c) It abandons redistributionist and communitarian goals. d) It allows people greater freedom in deciding how much risk to take with their money
The Supreme Court has ruled that a newspaper might be sued for libel if it prints a statement concerning a public official that is not true even if no malice is intended
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The term iron triangle refers to the ______.
a. phenomenon of members of interest groups, congressional committees, and bureaucratic agencies cooperating for mutual benefit b. practice of business, labor, and consumer groups maintaining a united front against burdensome bureaucratic regulations c. alliances made by different parts of the bureaucracy to prevent a presidential reorganization d. control that presidents, members of Congress, and judges have over the bureaucracy e. long-standing relationships among senators, representatives, and their constituents
One interesting pattern of political recruitment in the United States is that
A. race makes no difference in terms of office holding. B. many more lawyers are elected to Congress than in other nations. C. gender makes no difference in terms of office holding. D. young candidates win elections significantly more frequently than older candidates