Which of the following is one reason for the popularity of proposing amendments to the Constitution?
a. Americans feel strongly that the equal protection clause is insufficient for prohibiting all forms of discrimination.
b. Groups frustrated by their inability to get things done in Congress hope to bypass it.
c. People get impatient while waiting for their case to get to the Supreme Court, so they try to bypass it.
d. Special-interest groups try to get around current amendments by proposing new ones.
Answer: b
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a. He had seized power by force the year before. b. He was concentrating power in his hands and foes feared he was becoming a dictator. c. He had decided to abrogate the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty. d. He was loathed by extreme Islamic groups that feared he would compromise the Islamic revolution.
The layer cake analogy, in which there is a clear distinction between the powers and responsibilities of the different levels of government, is most applicable to
A. cooperative federalism. B. centralized federalism. C. conflicted federalism. D. new federalism. E. dual federalism.