The ability of states to try social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country is viewed as a(n) _______
A) ?disadvantage of federalism
B) ?example of accommodation of diversity
C) ?example of strengthening of liberty through division of powers
D) ?definition of Brandeis's "laboratories of democracy"
E) ?threat to democracy.
Ans: D) ?definition of Brandeis's "laboratories of democracy"
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The penetration of government's domain by private and nonprofit economic interests in American communities is deep
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to the U.S. Labor Department, what determines the "poverty line"?
A) The poverty line is three times a minimal food budget for nonfarm families of four. B) The poverty line is twice the minimal food budget plus $400 for lodging. C) The poverty line is three times the city minimal lodging budget. D) The poverty line is four times the minimal living expenses for an urban family of five.
Which of the following is true of the Magna Carta?
a. It established the concept of a bicameral legislature. b. It declared that the king's power was unlimited. c. It included the idea of natural rights for the individual. d. It established the principle of judicial review. e. It established the principle of checks and balances.
If one is white, the probability of being poor, by official definition of the federal government, is much greater than if one is African American
Indicate whether the statement is true or false