Overall the news media haveprobably helped advance the cause of democracy in the United States and helped transform the American republic into the American democratic republic

The German länder are the equivalent of American

a. states. b. counties. c. branches of the national government. d. courts. e. agencies.

The U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment prohibition of double jeopardy means:

a. every party has the right to a jury trial b. the losing party has the right to one appeal c. a prosecutor cannot appeal a verdict of not guilty d. a defendant is innocent until proven guilty e. defendants have a right to counsel