Question 1
pts
(TCO 3) What did Thomas Hobbes believe was the main responsibility for government to
provide?
Safety from harm
Chapter 13 p389
Question 2
pts
(TCO 4) Which Supreme Court decision upheld racial segregation as constitutional?Correct!
Plessy v. Ferguson
Question 3
pts
(TCO 4) When can government outlaw religious practices? Correct!
If the religion poses a threat to society
Question 4
pts
(TCO 3) Which of the following is true with regard to health care in the United States?
Correct!
The U.S. population is aging and thus requires increasing public expenditures for Medicare
and Medicaid.
Question 5
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(TCO 3) Which statement about political parties in the United States is true?
Thomas Jefferson and other early thinkers thought parties fostered narrow self-interest
over the common good.
Chapter 11 p388
Question 6
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(TCO 3) Which age group has been the most supportive of the Democratic Party in the 2004,
2006, and 2008 general elections?
Correct!
Young adults aged 18–29