Plato course us government v3.0 the constitution and the bill of rights - quiz ( 5/5 ) ( answers may vary ) 1. which statement best expresses the purpose of the opening words of the us constitution, "we the people"? a. political sovereignty stems from the consent of the people 2. which of the following is the best example of a check on presidential power? d. congress overriding a presidential veto 3. how many articles does the constitution have? b. 7 4. why did the founding fathers include the bill of rights with the constitution? c. to protect the rights of individuals from the federal government 5. what concept is illustrated by the fact that congress has the power to introduce and pass laws, and the president has the responsibility to enforce all federal laws? b. separation of powers feel free to comment any other questions down below.

The electoral college consists of 538 electors. a majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect  the president. your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its congressional delegation: one for each member in the house of representatives plus two for yoursenators.congress does the electoral college represent

question 1

the reasons for the global discontent in the early 1900s were the following:

desire for independence   was the main fight of many territories which were still under the control of colonial powers. dissatisfaction with peace terms of wwi . the best example is the case of germany, that was forced by the peace treaties to pay very expensive war reparations to the winners of wwi. some time later, german leaders broke relations and stopped recognizing the authority of those who imposed sanctions on their country, counting with the support of the population that was suffering the important economic consequences of the payment of reparations. overproduction of consumer goods which led to hyperinflation scenarios and very week currencies and economies.

question 2

the reasons for the great depression were the following, and these led to wall street crash in october 1929 and caused the subsequent great recession period.

high personal debt, that ended up with many bankrupt investors. falling stock price as everybody was getting rid of the stocks, many because they could not meet the amounts of money required by the margins that backed their investments.

question 3

italy: led by the fascists and benito mussolini   and promised to restore the greatness of the roman empire. germany: led by adolph hitler and the nazi party and conducted anti-jewish riots in austriajapan: was controlled by aggressive military leaders and invaded countries for their resources

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