One of the rights protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is the right to petition the government

Which of the following statements best characterizes the work of the United Nations in the area of human rights?

a. The UN has been seriously constrained in its efforts to safeguard human rights, particularly in its ability to punish human rights violations. b. The UN has not done a very good job of articulating common principles for human rights. c. The UN has done a very effective job of applying sanctions against human rights violators. d. For most of its history, the UN has been extremely effective in prosecuting individual leaders in international courts for human rights violations.

What is the president’s role in making public policy?

a. to create new laws based on constituent and interest group preferences b. to put an issue on the public agenda or include it in the budget proposal c. to lobby for certain bills to be passed d. to rule on what the government can or cannot do