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Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable.
|−4b−8|+∣∣−1−b2∣∣+2b3
; b=−2
To evaluate the expression, we replace each instance of b with -2:
|-4(-2) - 8| + ||-1 - (-2)^2|| + 2(-2)^3
Simplifying further:
|8 - 8| + ||-1 - 4|| + 2(-8)
Continuing to simplify:
|0| + ||-1 - 4|| + (-16)
Next, calculate the absolute values:
0 + ||-1 - 4|| + (-16)
Continuing to simplify:
0 + |-5| + (-16)
Since the absolute value of -5 is 5, we have:
0 + 5 + (-16)
Finally, adding all the terms:
5 + (-16)
The answer is -11.
Which of the following natural rights is most directly related to government providing national security to people?(1 point)
Responses
The natural right most directly related to government providing national security to people is the right to life.
What is one reason the Framers wanted to model the U.S. government after the English government?(1 point)
One reason the Framers wanted to model the U.S. government after the English government is because they believed the English government had a strong tradition of individual rights and representative government.
What is one reason the Framers wanted to model the U.S. government after the English government?(1 point)
Responses
The Framers wanted a monarch to rule.
The Framers wanted a monarch to rule.
The Framers were reluctant to look anywhere but England because they thought England’s government was perfect.
The Framers were reluctant to look anywhere but England because they thought England’s government was perfect.
The Framers wanted a limited government, and England had a limited government.
The Framers wanted a limited government, and England had a limited government.
The Framers wanted a government that was limited in size.
The Framers wanted a government that was limited in size.
The correct response is: The Framers wanted a limited government, and England had a limited government.
What is one reason the Framers wanted to model the U.S. government after the English government?(1 point)
Responses
The Framers wanted a monarch to rule.
The Framers wanted a monarch to rule.
The Framers were reluctant to look anywhere but England because they thought England’s government was perfect.
The Framers were reluctant to look anywhere but England because they thought England’s government was perfect.
The Framers wanted a limited government, and England had a limited government.
The Framers wanted a limited government, and England had a limited government.
The Framers wanted a government that was limited in size.
The Framers wanted a government that was limited in size.
The correct response is: The Framers wanted a limited government, and England had a limited government.
The division of responsibilities between different branches of government to help keep one branch from becoming more powerful than another is known as(1 point)
Responses
separation of church and state.
separation of church and state.
separation of powers.
separation of powers.
absolute power.
absolute power.
a monarchy.
The correct response is: separation of powers.
Why did Madison think that factions are a product of liberty?(1 point)
Responses
Liberty requires people to develop factions to have equality.
Liberty requires people to develop factions to have equality.
Liberty allows citizens to think freely so different factions may develop.
Liberty allows citizens to think freely so different factions may develop.
Liberty requires strong state governments for factions to develop.
Liberty requires strong state governments for factions to develop.
Liberty allowed Americans to develop factions to have freedom from England.
Liberty allowed Americans to develop factions to have freedom from England.
The correct response is: Liberty allows citizens to think freely so different factions may develop.
Why was it so difficult for the government under the Articles of Confederation to get laws passed?(1 point)
Responses
They could never get the delegates of all 13 colonies to come together to discuss and pass laws.
They could never get the delegates of all 13 colonies to come together to discuss and pass laws.
It was difficult to get 9 of the 13 states to agree on things because the leaders put their state before country.
It was difficult to get 9 of the 13 states to agree on things because the leaders put their state before country.
There was no executive branch, so there was no one to enforce the laws on the citizens.
There was no executive branch, so there was no one to enforce the laws on the citizens.
It was not easy to get all 13 states to agree on things because the leaders always put their state before country.
It was not easy to get all 13 states to agree on things because the leaders always put their state before country.
The correct response is: It was difficult to get 9 of the 13 states to agree on things because the leaders put their state before country.
Examine the table. Look at the grievance listed by Thomas Jefferson in the left column. Which of the following quotations is a logical part of the Bill of Rights to link with this grievance?
(1 point)
Responses
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial....”
“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial....”
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons...shall not be violated...”
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons...shall not be violated...”
“A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
The correct response is: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
A suspect is arrested and questioned by the police about possible involvement in a terrorism plot. Based on their interrogation, the police charge the suspect with terrorism. The suspect’s lawyer asks the judge to dismiss the charges because the police used torture on the suspect. What amendment gives the lawyer the ability to claim this?(1 point)
Responses
the Sixth Amendment
the Sixth Amendment
the Eighth Amendment
the Eighth Amendment
the Third Amendment
the Third Amendment
the Fifth Amendment
The correct response is: the Eighth Amendment.
Identify the amendment violated in the following Supreme Court case. A defendant accused of armed robbery is denied a lawyer by the government because armed robbery is not a capital crime.(1 point)
Responses
the Fifth Amendment
the Fifth Amendment
the Sixth Amendment
the Sixth Amendment
the Fourth Amendment
the Fourth Amendment
the First Amendment
The correct response is: the Sixth Amendment.
Which of the following would most likely subject a person to criminal penalties?(1 point)
Responses
encouraging others to engage in violence
encouraging others to engage in violence
speaking negatively about a particular racial group
speaking negatively about a particular racial group
publishing an article against government foreign policy
publishing an article against government foreign policy
giving a stand-up comedy routine that ridicules the president
giving a stand-up comedy routine that ridicules the president
The correct response is: encouraging others to engage in violence.
Which of the following is considered to be a delegated power of the national government?(1 point)
Responses
running public schools
running public schools
regulating interstate commerce
regulating interstate commerce
building infrastructure
building infrastructure
exercising the police power
The correct response is: regulating interstate commerce.
Which of the following statements best explains how the Fourteenth Amendment increases the power of the national government?(1 point)
Responses
It allows the national government to ensure civil liberties and civil rights in the states.
It allows the national government to ensure civil liberties and civil rights in the states.
It allows the national government to prohibit voting discrimination based on race in the states.
It allows the national government to prohibit voting discrimination based on race in the states.
It allows the national government to prohibit discrimination based on gender in the states.
It allows the national government to prohibit discrimination based on gender in the states.
It allows the national government to practice fiscal federalism in relation to the states.
It allows the national government to practice fiscal federalism in relation to the states.
The correct response is: It allows the national government to ensure civil liberties and civil rights in the states.
In which instance would the court most likely overturn a governmental action?(1 point)
Responses
when the action is disliked by the dominant religious group
when the action is disliked by the dominant religious group
when the majority opposes the action
when the majority opposes the action
when the action is discriminatory against a minority group
when the action is discriminatory against a minority group
when a minority group favors the action
when a minority group favors the action
The correct response is: when the action is discriminatory against a minority group.
Examine the various stages of federal powers, responsibilities, and limits. Which stage witnessed the beginning of federal outlays in the form of categorical grants to states?(1 point)
Responses
enumerated powers federalism
enumerated powers federalism
fundamental rights federalism
fundamental rights federalism
New Deal federalism
New Deal federalism
new federalism