Which of the following best illustrates the continuum of stateness?

Congress is sometimes said to possess the "power of the purse." What is meant by this saying?

a. Only Congress has the power to coin money and regulate its value. b. Congress has the power to ask the individual states to contribute to pay off the national debt. c. The president cannot veto any law that Congress passes if it relates to finances. d. Only Congress has the power to tax and spend.

To the question, “Why should we obey the political community that makes claims on our allegiances?” Socrates’s answer would be ________.

a. because failure to obey may result in harsh physical punishment b. because we are required to obey the political community’s laws because of its contribution to our life, growth, and fulfillment c. because to defy the political community is, more often than not, an exercise in futility d. because failure to obey will result not only in physical punishment but also in imprisonment from which escape is nearly impossible