"English Bill of Rights (1689) (ехcerpi)

The said Lords Spiritual and Temporal Commons.
do... declare... That Ievying moncy for the use of
the crown... without grant of Parliament... is illegal.
That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king.
That the raising or keeping a standing army within the
kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with the consent
of Parliament, is against the law.
That the election of members of Parliament ought to be
free
That excessive bail ought not to be required nor
excessive fines imposed nor cruel and unusual
punishments inflicted"

According to the English Bill of Rights excerpt, which provision of the document is included in Article I of the U. S. Constitution?

a the “right . . . to petition” clause
b the “Spiritual and Temporal” clause
c the “levying money” clause
d the “unusual punishment” clause

The patriot act made it easier for law enforcement agencies to conduct surveillance under certain circumstances true or false

According to this map, which of these statements about cuban economic activity is true? a) coffee is not a valuable commodity in cuba. b) cattle ranching is found only in the western half of cuba. c) tobacco is grown in most areas of the country. d) manufacturing is limited to mostly the southern coast.

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.