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jparksx

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The influence of Thomas Hobbes's view of human nature and Baron de Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws is directly present in the Constitution in what system?
 
  a. the banking system
  b. federalism
  c. the system of checks and balances
  d. separation of powers
  e. the judicial system

Question 2

In _____, the Supreme Court said that public employees retain the right to comment publicly about their agencies or the conditions of their employment if these are matters of genuine public concern. This landmark decision allowed whistle-blowers to reveal information to the public regarding the goings-on of government without fear of reprisal on the job.
 
  a. Pickering v. Board of Education (1968)
  b. Goldberg v. Kelly (1970)
  c. Goss v. Lopez (1975)
  d. National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab (1989)



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

A



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