Many theories of the reasons for the development of states suggest that __________
a. they are based on kinship or tribal groups and are an attempt to maintain the autonomy of such groups within specified boundaries
b. they were formed to combine smaller states with similar cultures into larger groups to afford them more power
c. they were formed to maintain social order and allow social growth and development
d. they were formed to restrict killing, both inside and outside of the state, as the prerogative of the state.
C
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Which of the following is true of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
A. It set up the western boundary of the Connecticut colony. B. It consisted of the first ten amendments to the Constitution which codified the inalienable rights. C. It proposed that Connecticut's laws should be made by the British Crown and not the settlers in the New World. D. It called for the civil laws to be made by an assembly of elected representatives from each town. E. It provided the basic architectural layout for Connecticut.
In the case of Gitlow v. New York, the Supreme Court ruled that First Amendment protections of the U.S. Constitution applied to the states because of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In a government by network approach to policy, the government stops trying to do everything by itself and
A. funds other organizations that do the actual work the government wants done. B. leaves policy outcomes to chance or historical accident. C. focuses on ten key principles that it enforces through legislation. D. uses the courts to entrench its goals.
Which of the following is NOT a type of microeconomic policy?
A. antitrust B. changes in the federal funds rate C. regulation of specific industries D. government-owned enterprises