Tea Party members cite a doctrine that allows states to nullify any federal law they think violates the Constitution; this doctrine is called _________..
a. nullification
c. the Tenth Amendment
b. the Preamble of the Constitution
d. the Ten Commandments
Question 2
Why is direct democracy an ideal type of government, but impractical for a large country?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3
Describe instances when liberty and equality conflict.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 4
Describe three details that make the American population diverse.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 5
Discuss three core values of American political culture and how Americans tend to define each one.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 6
There is an inevitable conflict between majority rule and minority rights. Discuss this statement and give examples of the conflict.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 7
What is a political culture?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 8
What is majority rule?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 9
What is the difference between a republic and a direct democracy?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 10
What is popular sovereignty and which president pressed this concept?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 11
Where are the core values of the United States found?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 12
Moralistic, traditional, and individualistic political subcultures are mainly based on __________ differences.
a. biological
c. ethnic
b. regional
d. religious
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