The Supreme Court has used selective incorporation to __________ the rights of states
a. protect—
b. limit
c. expand
d. define
b
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In the 1830s, ____ became the device for nominating party candidates for the presidency.
a. state caucuses and conventions b. national conventions c. the direct primary d. the congressional caucus e. the initiative
The success of the United Nations in halting the Rwandan genocide led many to be optimistic about the organization's future
a. True b. False
A constitutional clause that allows for a broad interpretation of implied powers is known as the__________ clause
A) necessary and proper B) powers C) executive D) umbrella E) regulation
Self-determination is an ambiguous principle on which to decide a peoples' right to their own political fate, largely because __________.
a. the United Nations’ charter defines it in too nuanced and complex a manner
b. it is unclear as to whether it encourages groups thinking of themselves as nations to form stable states, or seek to start civil wars instead
c. fewer than 10 percent of the world’s states have homogenous populations, with all residents thinking of themselves as a part of one people or nation
d. it can encourage violent minorities to run moderate forces out and leave countries to their criminal elements