After being required to work on Saturdays—the holy day for her faith—a Seventh Day Adventist quit her job, and was later denied unemployment by her state government. She sued the state, arguing that its refusal to give her unemployment benefits forced her to choose between her work and her faith. This controversy is best seen as an example of _____.
a. an Establishment clause problem
b. a Free-Exercise clause problem
c. a Free Speech clause problem
d. a Commerce clause problem
b. a Free-Exercise clause problem
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A social movement is best defined as __________
a. a well-organized collection of ordinary people working to get their voices heard by the public at large b. a loosely organized collection of ordinary people working to get their voices heard by the public at large c. a well-organized collection of elites working to get their voices heard by the public at large d. a loosely organized collection of elites working to get their voices heard by a small portion of the public
Following the Civil War, U.S. foreign policy actively promoted political stability and economic expansion abroad, especially in
a. Asia and Europe. c. Asia and Africa. b. Latin America and the Middle East. d. Latin America and Asia.
An examination of the perspectives of select presidents on the issue of federalism reveals that
A) Lyndon Johnson was enthusiastic about turning over his civil rights and antipoverty programs to the states. B) Richard Nixon was suspicious of the trustworthiness of the states and called for an end to revenue sharing. C) Ronald Reagan was an advocate of a strong role for the federal government, but also greatly increased the financial support for the states. D) Bill Clinton expanded the federal government's role in welfare programs. E) George W. Bush increased federal funding and control of education, traditionally an area controlled by state and local governments.
After September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush shifted the focus of American foreign policy to protecting the United States
a. by rebuilding the allied forces. b. by returning to isolationism. c. from domestic security leaks. d. from terrorists and declaring a "war on terrorism.".