How does the system of governmental checks and balances work? a. it protects liberty and limits any one branch of government form having too much power. b. it gives lawmakers the ability to create and enforce laws without the president's consent. c. it gives all governmental authority to the executive branch granting the president complete power. d. it protects patriotism by having citizens register with the selective service when they turn 18.

:) during the cold war, people were afraid of communists, both outside and inside the united states. the red scare and mccarthyism that grew out of these fears were damaging to the american way of life. during the mccarthy years, many of the freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights were limited. write a paragraph explaining what lessons can be learned from the mccarthy era about what u. s. citizens need to protect in order to preserve the democratic political system and the american way of life.

Develop your own point of view on whether the us should have expanded its borders. use information from the lesson and the maps to explain your opinion. give at least two reasons for your point of view and answer the following in complete sentences.

What do most climatologists see as a major cause of rising global temperatures? a. earth's closer proximity to the sun due to its gravitational pull b. greenhouse gases produced by burning fossil fuels c. rising ocean levels caused by melting polar ice sheets d. water pollution cause by industrial waste