A court order that protects people from arbitrary imprisonment by requiring officials of the government to bring them before a court and state the reasons for detaining them is called a(n)
a. ex post facto law.
b. bill of attainder.
c. writ of mandamus.
d. writ of habeas corpus.
e. writ of certiorari.
Answer: D
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Democracy usually fails in countries with per capita GDPs of less than __________ and succeeds in countries with per capita GDPs of more than __________
a. $3,000; $5,000 b. $6,000; $10,000 c. $10,000; $30,000 d. $20,000; $40,000
Woodrow Wilson embraced all of these ideas EXCEPT a. National selfdetermination would be the key to humanity's political salvation. b. If peoples were given a choice of government, they would universally choose democracy. c. If all countries were democratic, the moral force of world public opinion would be a powerful deterrent towar
d. It is possible to trust in the morality and common sense of the ordinary person. e. The nation-state is rapidly becoming an obsolete form of political society.
The campaign to ban land mines has been pushed forward mainly by which international actor?
a. United States b. European Union c. Nongovernmental organizations d. United Nations
Which of the following groups is least likely to turn out to vote?
a. Republicans b. Democrats c. Independents d. Partisan leaners