On which principle did Corwin, Rossiter, and Schlesinger all agree?
A)The amount of power gained by a president during war depends on that conflict's severity, and thus over time the checks-and-balances system has been sustained.
B)Each successive war has added to an ever-growing pool of presidential powers that has effectively ended checks and balances.
C)Wars have catapulted presidents to the top of the federal government andout of the supposed three-way tie inherent in our system of checks and balances.
D)Every president has used powers gained from war to manipulate domestic policies and has effectively acted as a constitutional dictator.
C
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The doctrine that says states cannot be sued under federal law by private parties is called
A) federalism. B) elasticity. C) state sovereign immunity. D) supremacy. E) judicial review.
The system of horse riders, railroads, and telegraphs that allowed newspapers to report on the Mexican-American War was the forerunner of the
a. Chicago Tribune. b. New York Sun. c. Washington Post. d. New York Times. e. Associated Press.