The idea for a bicameral legislature came up at the Constitutional Convention in the year 1787 because the single chamber with an equal number of delegates from each state:
a. was unfair in the opinion of larger states.
b. did not separate the elites from the lower classes.
c. was unfair in the opinion of the least populous states.
d. made it difficult to tell the senators from the representatives.
a. was unfair in the opinion of larger states.
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During the 1730s and 1740s, the political life of the American colonies was transformed by
A. an economic depression. B. war with France. C. a religious revivalist movement, called the First Great Awakening. D. a fight over trade between the North and South. E. a call for political independence.
An appeals court affirms the decision of a lower court. What did the appeals court do?
a) It upheld the lower court decision. b) It overturned the lower court decision. c) It modified the lower court decision. d) It asked the lower court to reconsider its decision. e) It sent the case to federal court.
If a grand jury refuses to return an indictment filed by the prosecutor, it issues a(n)
a. no bill. b. challenge for cause. c. information. d. true bill. e. peremptory challenge.
Which of the following post-Cold War presidents organized a UN-backed international coalition to force Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait?
a. George H. W. Bush. b. Bill Clinton. c. George W. Bush. d. Barack Obama.