Under the system created by the Framers, the national and state governments share power and derive all authority from __________
a. the Bill of Rights
b. the Constitution
c. the people
d. the president
Answer: c
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In the 1970s, which of the following critiques were given by opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment?
a. It would affirm Roe v. Wade, make women eligible for the draft, and put women at financial risk. b. The Declaration of Independence says men are created equal; it does not say anything about women. c. Equality of results is more important than equality of actions. d. It would revoke Muller v. Oregon, make women vulnerable to exploitation, and leave children without care.
Explain the significance of the constitutional amendments enacted in the five years following the end of the Civil War.
What will be an ideal response?
Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward have theorized that:
A.when there is fear, the lower classes will revolt; then the government responds by increasing welfare expenditures and programs for the lower classes. B.when the fear of lower class insurrection passes, the government cuts back on welfare and other programs for the lower classes. C.neither A nor B D.both A and B
Which of the following statements is false?
a. In recent years, the United Nations has spent a great deal of time working with NGOs. b. In recent years, the number of NGOs has declined. c. It is likely that China and India will become dominant actors in the twenty-first century. d. The Soviet Union is no longer a dominant global force. e. Communist states are much smaller in number than they were thirty years ago.