2014 can be considered a critical juncture because

2014 can be considered a critical juncture because
 
  a. there was a spike in terrorist incidents targeting the United States.
 b. China supplanted the United States as the country with the highest Gross National Product.
  c. Russia annexed Crimea and threatened Ukrainian sovereignty.
 d. the United States held congressional elections.
 e. a number of European regional governments held referendums calling for independence.

 Q. 2

John Stuart Mill advocated for an individualist viewpoint that became a key component of liberalism.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 3

Since the beginning of modern constitutional reform efforts in the 1960s to the 1980s,
 
  a. little real progress has been made.
  b. more than half the states had new or substantially altered constitutions put into operation.
  c. almost all of the states altered their constitutions to include fundamental law.
  d. More than half the states had new or substantially altered constitutions put into operation and almost all of thestates altered their constitutions to include fundamental law.

 Q. 4

One thing highlighted in relation to the countries studied in this text is _____________, which are important historical moments when political actors make decisions that shape institutions and future outcomes.
 
  a. precipitating events
  b. critical junctures
  c. catastrophic moments
  d. crucial points
  e. critical crossroads

 Q. 5

Liberals believe that government action leads to greater social equality.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 6

The influential Kestnbaum Commission was
 
  a. disbanded before it could complete its deliberations.
  b. successful in producing the Model State Constitution, which would be used by most states to revise theirconstitutions.
 c. charged with actually rewriting several state constitutions.
  d. in favor of the states reviewing their constitutions to ensure responsible government.

 Q. 7

The idea of the commercial republic was popularized by Adam Smith.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false