Date: Ch.3 AP Government More Practice Questions 1. Federal officials’ perceptions of national needs came to dominate the allocation of federal grants during the A) Reagan administration. B) Great Depression. C) World War II era. D) post–Civil War era. E) 1960s and 1970s. 2. During the 1960s and 1970s‚ federal grants to states were increasingly based on A) the demands of the individual states. B) what state officials perceived to be important state needs. C) the power of organized
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thinking of the writers of the U.S. Constitution. Both believed in a social contract‚ that is‚ that government exists at the consent of the governed‚ but Locke believed that people would naturally come together to govern themselves‚ while Hobbes believed they needed a strong authority (monarch) to bring them together. As you research to learn more about what these two philosophers thought about politics‚ which of their two fundamental ideas most reflect your own thinking? Why? I agree more so with John
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Business Law - Exam #2 - Chapters 5-7 True/False Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. _T___ 1. Some torts are crimes. __F__ 2. The victim must actually suffer offensive contact before he or she can succeed in a cause of action for assault. __T__ 3. A battery occurs only if the victim suffers actual physical harm. __T__ 4. Slander involves the oral communication of defamatory language. __T__ 5. Oral defamatory statements must be communicated to a third party
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Chapter 01 Introduction True/False Questions 1-1. The basis for the practice of labor relations within a unionized employer is a contract negotiated by the parties. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Blooms: Remember Page: 1 1-2. Stock markets create the opportunity to make ownership highly liquid by providing an institutionalized mechanism for the purchase and sale of shares. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Blooms: Remember Page: 1 1-3. Operational decisions are made by the managers
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Nicole Hellier Professor V. Aikhionbare POS 1401 25 March 2013 Federal vs. States Recently in Florida news‚ voters are debating about the topic of legalizing medicinal marijuana. But one thing these voters should really focus on is if this is possible. As of 2012 sixteen states‚ including Alaska‚ Arizona‚ California‚ Colorado‚ Delaware‚ Hawaii‚ Maine‚ Michigan‚ Montana‚ Nevada‚ New Jersey‚ New Mexico‚ Oregon‚ Rhode Island‚ Vermont‚ and Washington‚ and the District of Columbia have legalized
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facing Global Recession. Though it may not have a fixed definition it is defined as‚ the point where the global economic slowdown. This states that when the economic growth of a certain Country or the world is below 3%‚ it’ll be considered as Recession. In the year 1974‚ the New York Times article by Julius Shiskin suggested rules and basis to identify Recession‚ which included two successive quarterly declines in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Up until now‚ Global Recession still doesn’t have a definite
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How a society punishes their criminals can say a lot about the way the citizens live their lives. Here in the United States we would rather take better care of someone in prison for life than a person on the street who has never committed a crime in their life. The philosophy and practices has changed drastically in the last 30 years. Rehabilitation was the main focus for the beginning of the 20th century. This gave way to a new found focus on justice‚ and fairness in the 1970s. Crime control was
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clings to the American government and his cultural identity to that of his white mother. Reference to his father is a sensitive matter‚ as the latter was an alcoholic full-blooded Sioux‚ a thing which he is not proud of. Being an FBI agent‚ he was called to serve the government involving a politically sensitive murder investigation. Thus‚ the situation placed Levoi in exactly a position which he does not want to. In the unexpected turn of events‚ Levoi realizes that the government is involved in the
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legislative powers of the federal government to Congress‚ which is divided into two chambers‚ the Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate is composed of two members from each state. Its current membership is 100. Members of the House of Representatives are based on the population of each state. The total membership is fixed by its statute in 435. Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are elected by vote to a single round (first-past-the-post) in every state except Louisiana and
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1630 through the 1660s? (Form B) 1. The issue of territorial expansion sparked considerable debate in the period 1800–1855. Analyze this debate and evaluate the influence of both supporters and opponents of territorial expansion in shaping federal government policy. 2009 DBQ: (Form A) From 1775 to 1830‚ many African Americans gained freedom from slavery‚ yet during the same period the institution of slavery expanded. Explain why BOTH of those changes took place. Analyze the ways that BOTH
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