Which of the following statements best assesses how the U.S. attempts to balance the interests of the majority with the rights of individuals and minority groups?(1 point)
Responses
The U.S. allows individuals to express themselves unless their viewpoints are offensive to the majority.
The U.S. allows individuals to express themselves unless their viewpoints are offensive to the majority.
Minority groups have been guaranteed equality but are not tolerated when their viewpoints do not match the majority.
Minority groups have been guaranteed equality but are not tolerated when their viewpoints do not match the majority.
Individual and minority groups are not guaranteed any rights in the U.S.
Individual and minority groups are not guaranteed any rights in the U.S.
The U.S. usually allows majority rule but attempts to protect the rights of individuals and minority groups through the judicial and political processes.
The U.S. usually allows majority rule but attempts to protect the rights of individuals and minority groups through the judicial and political processes.
Which of the following is an accurate critique of presidential systems of government?(1 point)
Responses
Presidential systems of government are undemocratic because the legislature selects the head of the executive branch.
Presidential systems of government are undemocratic because the legislature selects the head of the executive branch.
Presidential systems of government are more likely to lead to divided government.
Presidential systems of government are more likely to lead to divided government.
Presidential systems of government are more likely to result in a high concentration of power in a single branch.
Presidential systems of government are more likely to result in a high concentration of power in a single branch.
In presidential systems of government, there is no way for the court system to stop an action of the president.
In presidential systems of government, there is no way for the court system to stop an action of the president.
Presidential systems of government are more likely to result in a high concentration of power in a single branch.
Which of the following statements is true about the powers of the branches of government in the system of checks and balances?(1 point)
Responses
Legislative can approve judicial appointments; Executive can impeach and remove judges.
Legislative can approve judicial appointments; Executive can impeach and remove judges.
Judicial can veto laws; Executive can appoint judges.
Judicial can veto laws; Executive can appoint judges.
Legislature can impeach and remove executives; Executive can veto laws.
Legislature can impeach and remove executives; Executive can veto laws.
Executive can appoint judges; Judicial can pass laws.
Legislative can approve judicial appointments; Executive can impeach and remove judges.
Examine the various stages of federal powers, responsibilities, and limits. Which stage would witness a shift from categorical grants to block grants?(1 point)
Responses
new federalism
new federalism
New Deal federalism
New Deal federalism
enumerated powers federalism
enumerated powers federalism
fundamental rights federalism
fundamental rights federalism
new federalism
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
“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.”
Which stage of federalism is likely to use this as a measurement for the appropriate division of state and federal powers?
(1 point)
Responses
fundamental rights federalism
fundamental rights federalism
New Deal federalism
New Deal federalism
enumerated powers federalism
enumerated powers federalism
new federalism
enumerated powers federalism
Which of the following is a logical consequence of the way the Supreme Court has interpreted the supremacy clause?
Responses
The power of the president was decreased.
The power of the president was decreased.
The power of state governments was increased.
The power of state governments was increased.
The power of the federal government was increased.
The power of the federal government was increased.
The power of the Supreme Court was decreased.