Which best describes what English philosopher John Locke called the social contract?
a. The agreement, between people and government, about which trades consent to be ruled for protection
b. The understanding that labor invested in the commons results in entitlements to their use
c. The individual pledge made by each of the authors of the Constitution
d. The balance which must be struck between protections for life, liberty, and property
a. The agreement, between people and government, about which trades consent to be ruled for protection
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Why is Walter Lippmann credited with spurring the growth of public opinion polling?
a. Lippmann tried to predict the winner of the presidential contest between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. b. Lippmann was a pioneer in the use of the straw poll. c. Lippmann wrote a book in which he observed that research on public opinion was far too limited, especially in light of its importance. d. Lippmann discovered three fatal errors in the Literary Digest poll that wrongly predicted that Republican Alfred M. Landon would beat incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Term limits for members of the U.S. Congress can be imposed only by __________
a. state legislatures b. congressional legislation c. a public referendum d. constitutional amendment