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What type of system has its power centralized in the nation's capital and administrative subdivisions have little autonomy? - correct answer unitary
When does a "prisoner's dilemma" arise? - correct answer Whenever individuals who ultim...
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What type of system has its power centralized in the nation's capital and
administrative subdivisions have little autonomy? - correct answer ✔unitary
When does a "prisoner's dilemma" arise? - correct answer ✔Whenever
individuals who ultimately would benefit from cooperating with each other also
have an incentive to break agreement and exploit the other side
A central feature of the great compromise - correct answer ✔A bicameral
legislature with the upper chamber's (senate) equal for all states and the lower
chamber's representation based on population
Are public opinion polls, such as exit polls, during an election genuinely very
reliable? - correct answer ✔yes, because it has been conducted in scientific
manner
Federal bureaucracy - correct answer ✔part of the executive branch that
enforce laws
Articles of Confederation Strengths - correct answer ✔Specific mention of
congress, limitations on national government, and gave framework to pass
laws
Articles of Confederation Weaknesses - correct answer ✔Mentioned only
legislative branch of government
had to have 9/13 states agree to pass major laws
amendment of the constitution required unanimous
, national government was limited
states unwilling to let national government conduct war
Congress could borrow money but not tax
Congress did all the work
Centralism - correct answer ✔All power to national government, all policies
should be equal amongst all states. National government should only be
denied authority when constitution prohibits it from acting
Decentralism - correct answer ✔view constitution as compact among states
that gives national government little authority, all power to states
Concurrent Powers - correct answer ✔some powers are shared between
federal and state governments which are exercised simultaneously within the
same territory
Civil rights - correct answer ✔Protections by government
Civil liberties - correct answer ✔Protections from government, Individual
freedoms from power and abuse from government
How to ammend constiution - correct answer ✔Congress with a two-thirds
majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a
constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures
Executive orders - correct answer ✔used to remedy issues dealing with civil
rights, legalize or illegality something that protects people's rights
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