A framework whereby power is distributed between national and subnational governments and each level has autonomous authority is a __________system

With respect to civil liberties,which of the following cannot be taken away by the government?

a. property rights b. personal freedoms c. business rights d. recognitions of equality

The political analogy to Einstein's "unleashed power of the atom," described by the authors is

a. the threat of nuclear war. b. globalization. c. the emergence of the United States as the only superpower. d. rapid industrial development in some Third World countries. e. the use of terrorism.