Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Fundamental rights and freedoms citizens possess and that are protected from unrea-sonable government are referred to as civil rights.
2. The Bill of Rights was included with the original draft of the Constitution in 1787.
3. The Bill of Rights was originally intended to contain the first 12 amendments to the Constitution
4. The main supporters of a federal Bill of Rights were the Federalists.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
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Leon D. Epstein described Texas parties as __________
a. "any group, however loosely organized, seeking to elect governmental officeholders under a given label" b. "a coherent group, tightly organized, seeking to control state laws concerning elections to maintain their dominance in government" c. "a loose group, however organized, seeking appointments to bureaucratic agencies by the governor" d. "a coherent group, tightly organized, seeking to influence public policy through lobbying elected officials"
According to Samuel Eliot Morison, the Mayflower Compact is a key document in American history
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which statement best describes the redrawing of district lines for the Texas legislature?
A. The house draws the lines for house districts, and the senate draws the lines for senate districts. B. The house draws the lines for senate districts, and the senate draws the lines for house districts. C. Both the house and senate defer to the district plans created by the Legislative Redistricting Board. D. District lines are initially created by a commission that is composed of the speaker of the house, lieutenant governor, governor, and state chairs of the two major political parties.
Senate confirmation of justices turned nasty in the late 1980s, after President Reagan's nomination of __________, which faced fierce opposition from liberals.
A. Clarence Thomas B. Robert Bork C. John Roberts D. Samuel Alito