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66.

In recent years, United States policy toward China has been confused. China is the world's most populous country and a major military power, and has become an increasingly valuable trading partner. It has been the view of Presidents, therefore, that it is in the United States interest to remain on good terms with the Beijing government. However, the human rights situation in China shows few signs of improving. In addition, the end of the Cold War has made the political logic of a close relationship with China less compelling. The trade relationship has been, to put it mildly, strained. The Chinese leadership has not responded to quiet diplomacy. It is, therefore, time to reconsider our relationship and break off diplomatic relations with China.

- The Madison Daily News

One disadvantage of following the recommendations in the editorial is that:

  1. the United States would lose normal means of communications with one of the world’s most important countries
  2. American voters would strongly oppose the severing of relations with China
  3. China would be able to force the United States to pay penalties in the World Court
  4. the United States might be expelled from the United Nations
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67.

"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. . . . A law repugnant to the constitution is void."

In Marbury v. Madison (1803), quoted above, the Supreme Court argued that it had the authority to:

  1. overturn laws it found unconstitutional
  2. overturn previous court decisions
  3. grant Presidents special powers in times of crisis
  4. make laws
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68.

"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. . . . A law repugnant to the constitution is void."

The decision in Marbury v. Madison, quoted above, argues that the judiciary should serve as:

  1. a check on the power of the military
  2. a check on the power of Congress
  3. an independent lawmaking body
  4. an institution that enhances the power of the President
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69.

The Second World War marked the most substantial change ever in the context in which United States foreign policy is made. The world that emerged after the war had fundamentally changed in economic, political, and military ways. These changes made the world a more dangerous place, and altered the demands placed on foreign policy.

The statement calls the world after the Second World War "a more dangerous place." What specific change could one cite to support this claim?

  1. The rise of the European Union (EU)
  2. The signing of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT)
  3. The decline of German military power
  4. The development and spread of nuclear weapons
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70.

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

The Fourteenth Amendment, quoted above, was intended to ensure that:

  1. both men and women would have equal voting rights
  2. the power of the judiciary would not continue to grow
  3. the Bill of Rights would protect citizens from actions by both state and federal governments
  4. state governments would be free to interpret the Bill of Rights in locally appropriate ways
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