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One argument against a written constitution is that
A) It will change over time
B) It is open to interpretation
C) Too many documents are used to make decisions
D) It relies to heavily on individual leaders
B) It is open to interpretation
Aristotle was concerned about the distribution of wealth and its effect on social stability. He concluded that the most stable countries are those that mostly consist of people of ____
A) extreme wealth
B) stable poverty
C) moderate wealth
D great wealth and people who have just enough to live on
C) moderate wealth
Natural rights philosophers believed government existed to secure people's property
A) True
B) False
A) True
_______ are the powers people entrust to government for certain limited purposes. People can take these powers back if government fails to fulfill its purposes.
A) Delegated powers
B) National powers
C) Revolution powers
D) Ticket powers
A) Delegated powers
Which of the following is NOT true about international law?
A)International law recognizes a hierarchy of nations
B) The policy of not interfering with the internal affairs of other nations is a principle of international law
C) The principles of peaceful resolution of conflicts and avoidance of principle of international law
D) Respect for human rights is an essential principle of international law
A)International law recognizes a hierarchy of nations
A _____ refers to previous court decisions upon which legal issues are decided.
A) Redress of grievances
B) Rule of law
C) Precedent
D) Writ of habeas corpus
C) Precedent
The rise of capitalism shifted power from ____
A) the rich to the poor
B) The poor to the rich
C) Private interests to the common good
D) people born with property to people who gained wealth through commerce
D) people born with property to people who gained wealth through commerce
The principle that both those who govern and those who are governed must obey the law and are subject to the same laws is known as _____
A) Rule of law
B) Stare decisis
C) Habeas corpus
D) Common law precedent
A) Rule of law
The first political parties in the United States were ____?
A) Federalist and Republican
B) Republican and Democrat
C) Federalist and Whig
D) Republican and Independent
A) Federalist and Republican
A(n) _____ is an agreement under international law between states or international organizations
A) Alliance
B) Embargo
C) Treaty
D) Sanction
C) Treaty
The right to have a lawyer extends to every person accused of a ___
A) Misdemeanor
B) Capital crime
C) Felony
D) Federal crime
C) Felony
The state of nature is the _______
A) situation where people live without harming nature
B) condition of people living in a situation without government
C) state where no technology is allowed
D) condition of people living by nature's laws
B) condition of people living in a situation without government
The Reformation contributed to development of modern individualism by ___
A) supporting the political influence of the church
B) abolishing Bibles written in Latin
C) encouraging free inquiry and personal conscience
D) encouraging free immigration to the American colonies
C) encouraging free inquiry and personal conscience
In U.S Constitutional law, _____ is the lowest level of scrutiny applied by courts deciding constitutional issues through judicial review.
A) Rational Basis
B) Strict Scrutiny
C) Super Strict Scrutiny
A) Rational Basis
The _____ is an international organization created in 1945 to maintain peace through the collective security of its members
A) Marshall Plan
B) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
C) League of Nations
D) United Nations
D) United Nations
_____ is a public or common good claimed to take precedence over individual interests or, in some cases rights
A) Compulsory state claim
B) Presiding public interest
C) Presiding common good
D) Compelling state interest
D) Compelling state interest
Which of the following is true about congressional powers of investigation?
A) Congressional investigations are usually conducted by special committees
B) Congress is prohibited from investigating the activities of private organizations
C) Congress is barred from investigating the activities of agencies of the federal government
D) Congressional investigations are sometimes used to determine the causes of catastrophic events.
D) Congressional investigations are sometimes used to determine the causes of catastrophic events.
The power of judicial review was established in _____
A) the Constitution
B) Marbury v Madison
C) McCulloch v Maryland
D) A presidential executive order
B) Marbury v Madison
Limiting the right to vote to people who owned property was based on the belief that they would be more likely to promote the common good.
A) True
B) False
A) True
The foreign policy if a nation that wishes to be inward-looking rather than involved with other countries is called ___
A) the Good Neighbor policy
B) Detene
C) expansionism
D) isolationism
D) isolationism
Religious struggles in the American colonies had a foundation in the _____ where religions in power banished, tortured, or jailed those who did not follow their religion.
A) Seven years' war
B) War of the Roses
C) Reformation
D) Revolutionary War
C) Reformation
The Founders read Greek and Roman history, which warned about the dangers of democracy. They feared democracy would lead to ___
a. the rich attacking the poor
b. the poor attacking the rich
c. instability and class warfare
d. rule by the rich and powerful
Which of the answers above are correct?
A) A and B
B) B and C
C) A and D
D) C and D
B) B and C
The power of the courts to declare laws and actions of the local and state governments or the national government invalid if they are found to contradict the U.S Constitution is called a(n) ______
A) Judicial review
B) Amendment
C) Bill of rights
A) Judicial review
Some historians believe that the United States is difficult to govern as one nation because of _____
A) The lack of diversity in the population
B) The tension between the two houses of Congress
C) The powers of state governors
D) Regional variations
D) Regional variations
______ are basic rights and freedoms said to belong to all people everywhere
A) Civil rights
B) Human rights
C) Citizen rights
D) The bill of rights
B) Human rights