Certain positive rights, whether political, social, or economic, that are conferred by the government on individuals or groups that had previously been denied them, are known as
a. civil liberties.
b. civil rights.
c. suffrage.
d. social incentives.
e. incremental rights.
ANS: B
You might also like to view...
If I believe that all government is corrupt and that organized authority should be abolished, I am a(n)
a. anarchist. b. liberal. c. libertarian. d. socialist. e. terrorist.
Which of the following is not considered a tool of direct democracy?
A. the initiative B. the referendum C. the recall D. the at-large election
Sex-based discrimination cases are subject to which legal treatment test?
A. incitement test B. strict scrutiny test C. heightened scrutiny test D. ordinary scrutiny test E. imminent lawless action test
Scholars tend to agree on presidential greatness when considering
a. modern presidents. b. peacetime presidents. c. presidents who were neither Democrats nor Republicans. d. early presidents. e. wartime presidents.