The rights the founders believed were essential to maintaining a representative democracy included all of the following EXCEPT ______.

a. establishment of religion
b. the right to bear arms
c. freedom of speech
d. freedom of the press
e. the right to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances


a. establishment of religion

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Although formally granted the right to vote by the Fifteenth Amendment, many Black Americans were still effectively disenfranchised by practices such as

a. literacy tests. b. white primaries. c. poll taxes. d. All of the above are true.

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A simple majority is defined as

a. one half. b. one half plus one. c. one half plus two. d. any share greater than anyone else.

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A sequence of conditions in an interaction design might be A-B-A-B-BC-B-BC. This design

a. follows the important rule of changing only one variable at a time in single-case experiments. b. allows for determining if C has an effect. c. allows for determining an interaction effect for B and C, even if B is maximally effective alone. d. allows for determining if there are interactions for A and B as well as B and C.

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The president's party generally loses strength in midterm congressional elections

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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