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Title: The nationalist movement that led to India's independence
Post by: tcromwell on Mar 16, 2018
The nationalist movement that led to India's independence
 
  a. was promoted and supported by the traditional rural elite.
  b. universally rejected violence in favor of civil disobedience.
  c. developed in part because of economic modernization.
  d. advocated an independent India that also advocated that Britain retain control of Pakistan.
  e. was ruthlessly suppressed by the British who refused to make any concessions to it.

 Q. 2

State court rulings on issues such as school finance, prison overcrowding, and treatment of the mentally ill have severely affected state budgets as the courts seldom factor in the related fiscal impacts of their decisions.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 3

Unlike associational and non-associational interest groups, how are institutional interest groups different?
 
  a. They exist within the government.
  b. They develop spontaneously when many individuals feel strongly about particular policies.
  c. They have a distinctive name, national headquarters, and professional staff.
  d. They seek to promote causes that benefit society as a whole.
  e. They exist within the private sector.

 Q. 4

British colonialism contributed to the establishment of democracy in India by
 
  a. significantly reducing the power of traditional elites.
  b. creating effective political institutions such as the civil service.
  c. eliminating the caste system.
  d. allowing Indians to serve in the majority of administrative positions.
  e. all of these.

 Q. 5

The term judicial federalism refers to a trend in which state courts look first at state constitutional and statutory law in rendering legal judgments on important state and local issues. The effect has been that many state courts are now more liberal than the federal courts.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 6

Which of the following would be considered a public interest group?
 
  a. Italian-American Foundation
  b. American Association of Retired Persons
  c. Disabled American Veterans
  d. National Association of Manufacturers
  e. Sierra Club

 Q. 7

Sikhs are
 
  a. a Muslim sect.
  b. a group within the caste system.
  c. the second largest religious group in India.
  d. a small monotheistic religious minority.
  e. a small tribal group concentrated in Punjab.


Title: The nationalist movement that led to India's independence
Post by: ajx47 on Mar 16, 2018
Ans. to #1

c

Ans. to #2

TRUE

Ans. to #3

a

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b

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TRUE

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e

Ans. to #7

d


Title: The nationalist movement that led to India's independence
Post by: tcromwell on Mar 16, 2018
:D that's the expression my face made when I got the notification email


Title: The nationalist movement that led to India's independence
Post by: ajx47 on Mar 16, 2018
glad I put that smile on your face :-]