What is the difference between a representative democracy and a direct democracy?
What will be an ideal response?
In a representative democracy, people elect representatives to make political decisions and pass laws for them. In a direct democracy, people make all political decisions and pass laws themselves.
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A law prohibiting a newspaper from publishing a story exposing military secrets is an example of what kind of law?
a. violation of free speech b. prior restraint c. content-based d. civil
Define both mercantilism and laissez-faire as schools of economic thought. Explain why mercantilism fits with colonialism; i.e.; why would states that have mercantilist ideologies desire to colonize? Explain why laissez-faire fits with post-colonial ideas
What will be an ideal response?
President Barack Obama was more responsive to California's policy issues than predecessor George W. Bush
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The U.S. presidency
a. was set up by the Framers of the Constitution to be the dominant component of the government. b. is considered one of the weakest government offices in the world because of the limited resources the president has at his disposal. c. enjoys only so much power as the president's ability to persuade and build coalitions of support inside and outside of Congress. d. has progressively lost influence and power since Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration.