Which of the following most influenced the founders of the Constitution to establish a federal republic in America?
a. Political theories that federalism best protected individual liberties
b. Examples of successful federal governments in Europe
c. The need to reconcile slave-owning and free states in one system
d. State governments already existed and refused to dissolve themselves
e. A desire to limit popular participation in
Answer: d. State governments already existed and refused to dissolve themselves
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a. Congress delegates limited powers of lawmaking to the president. b. Congress chooses how it wishes to enforce particular laws and states decide whether to support these decisions. c. Congress surrenders its lawmaking powers to the state legislatures. d. Though Congress has the constitutional power to make laws, it gives an agency the effective power to make laws related to the agency’s particular sphere of influence. e. The Supreme Court takes the authority to make laws from Congress and delegates it instead to the agencies.
Super PACs are primarily associated with a. local coalitions
b. volunteer organizations. c. financial support. d. congressional committees.
The era of responsible liberalism began to erode during which governor's term?
a. Gray Davis b. George Deukmejian c. Ronald Reagan d. Jerry Brown
The ideas that formed the basis of the Declaration of Independence were original to Thomas Jefferson
Indicate whether the statement is true or false