The judicial philosophy known as _________ holds that the government should do nothing that is not specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution.

A. textual conservatism B. broad constructionism C. discourse analysis D. strict construction


Right answer summary: strict construction

Political Science

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The social legitimacy score of the State Fragility Index isolates a country's ________ as the most obvious indicator of state failure to provide adequate health care, sanitation, and clean drinking water

A. infant mortality rate B. maternity mortality rate C. population growth rate D. incidence rates for fatal diseases in adults E. incidence rates for communicable diseases

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The United States turned to isolationism following WWI because ________

a. Europe was still very unstable despite the many lives that were lost in an effort to avoid just this b. the United States wanted to protect its successful economic interests c. the United States wanted to solidify its place in the international power structure d. the United States had no overseas interests to protect e. the United States did not want to risk its ever-growing Navy

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Assume that the correlation coefficient between class attendance and number of problems missed on an exam is (-.77). Which of the following statements regarding this finding is correct?

a. students who had fewer absences answered more questions correctly b. students who had more absences answered more questions correctly c. a negative correlation value is impossible; there must be a mistake in the calculations d. the number of problems answered correctly is below the class mean

Political Science

The relationship between the media and government in the area of foreign policy is ______.

a. a two-way street b. based on a closed-door policy c. nonexistent d. a one-way street from government to the media e. based on an open-door policy

Political Science