By Madison's logic, as expressed in Federalist 14, why was a bill of rights unnecessary?
A) Protection of rights is inherent in a limited government.
B) Civil liberties do not need to be protected from government action.
C) Individuals do not have rights.
D) Government may not be limited in its authority to make laws.
E) The Constitution cannot be amended.
A
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a. Liberalism maintains that economics determines politics. b. Liberalism is relatively unconcerned with income distribution. c. Liberalism is based on a zero-sum model of international relations. d. Liberalism places a high priority on economic trade and wealth.
The Nineteenth Amendment constitutionally guarantees voting rights for ________
A. former slaves B. the poor C. eighteen-year-olds D. women
Despite leaders' frequent admonishments about "playing politics," politics is ______
a. an inevitable part of everyday life b. a dishonest mess we should try to avoid c. a harmless entertainment for most people d. an elite game in which average citizens rarely participate
Germany fared better than most European Union member
states after the recession of 2007 and 2008 because: a. via market-friendly policies, the national government set the nation on the course to becoming an economic market democracy. b. the nation was well-positioned to engage in expansionary stimulus policies, given earlier welfare state cuts and wage restraint. c. the erosion of the social market economy was already on its way to revival. d. the government spent the little extra money it had on job retraining and subsidies.