For James Madison, the problem associated with a tyranny of the majority was that:
a. large groups of voters might grab power by circumventing elections
b. large factions might capture control of the government and ignore the rights of those in the minority
c. regional majorities would become entrenched and prevent government from working for the common good
d. the president would have too much power over the legislative agenda
Answer: b. large factions might capture control of the government and ignore the rights of those in the minority
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One manifestation of President Clinton's foreign policy goals to expand free trade and offer political assistance to democratizing countries was his
a. desire to improve the power of the United Nations. b. push to include former Soviet satellite states into NATO. c. goal to end the collective security policy. d. call to dismantle the historically weak League of Nations. e. repeal of the 1996 National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement.
The War Powers Resolution attempted to do all of the following except
a. exercise congressional power. b. restore some balance to congressional-executive roles in foreign policy. c. to limit the power of the presidency in troop commitments. d. prevent foreign entanglements with military forces without a clear objective. e. require the president to notify Congress within a week of committing troops to military action.