If a majority wishes to abridge rights, it often falls to the __________, which is not designed to be responsive to public desires, to protect those rights
A) legislative branch
B) executive branch
C) House of Representatives
D) judiciary
E) president
D
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Which of the following lobby groups spends the most money trying to influence politicians?
a. Telecommunications b. Defense c. Agribusiness d. Construction e. Health
which of the following represents a bourgeois principle that became a central underpinning of individual freedom for all citizens?
a. freedom from military service b. freedom of assembly c. gender equality d. freedom from property requirements in order to vote.
The _______________--literally, “produce the body”--is a legal document requiring that a prisoner be brought before a court to determine whether he or she is being lawfully held in jail.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
"Capping entitlements" is widely recognized by economists as the only way to rein in future federal spending, but
a. there is little agreement on what those caps should be. b. few in Washington want to take on senior citizen lobbyists. c. many members of Congress receive campaign money from AARP. d. all of the above are true.