The "elastic clause" of the Constitution created
a. great power for state governments
b. enumerated federal powers specifically cited in the Constitution
c. broad implied federal powers
d. a means for local governments to "stretch" their jurisdictional authority
b. enumerated federal powers specifically cited in the Constitution
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Some scholars believe that former secretary of state John Foster Dulles had such great personal prejudice against communism that he always assumed the worst of Soviet decision makers. This is an example of __________
A) misperception B) wishful thinking C) cognitive bias D) affective bias
An organization of individuals with similar views that tries to influence government to respond favorably to its views is called a(n)
A) voluntary association. B) benevolent society. C) interest group. D) political party.
Most children raised in the poor nation of Angola will _________
, when compared to children raised in the wealthy nation of Sweden. a. be only fairly well-educated, despite rising oil revenues b. face much poorer life chances, given poor health care and high homicide rates c. face moderately good life chances, despite rising oil revenues d. face much poorer life chances, despite rising incomes, due to high homicide rates
One of the main differences between semi-democracy
and electoral authoritarianism is that in electoral authoritarian regimes: a. only one opposition party is allowed to compete with the ruling party. b. there are no regularly scheduled elections. c. opposition parties can compete for only a small percentage of parliamentary seats. d. incumbent rulers are rarely defeated by challengers.