The three pucks are sliding across ice at the noted speeds. Air resistance and ice friction are negligible. a. Rank them, from greatest to least, by the force needed to keep them going. b. Rank them, from greatest to least, by the force needed to stop them in the same time interval.

The kansas-nebraska act allowed the territories of kansas and nebraska to decide the issue of slavery by popular sovereignty. the people who lived in these territories would be able to vote on whether slavery would be allowed there. what effect did this have on kansas? a. settlers voted to allow slavery only in half of the territory. b. kansas became a slave state and joined the confederacy. c. settlers held a series of debates to them decide. d. pro-slavery settlers fought against anti-slavery settlers.

Two police officers stopped a car for a minor traffic violation. while one of the officers dealt with the driver and the traffic violation, the other officer talked with the passenger. seeking to question the passenger about gang involvement, but lacking reasonable suspicions of criminal activity, the officer ordered the passenger out of the car. as the passenger exited the car, the officer saw a bulge in the passenger's coat which the officer suspected might be a gun. upon patting down the passenger, the officer felt the handle of a revolver and removed the gun. the passenger, who was a convicted felon, was charged with the possession of a gun by a prohibited possessor. prior to trial, the defendant sought to suppress the gun as evidence, contending that its seizure was unconstitutional. should the court suppress the gun as evidence? ayes, because, since the car had been stopped for a traffic violation, the officer could not order the passenger, who had not committed the violation, to exit the car. byes, because, since the officer lacked reasonable suspicion that the passenger was engaged in criminal activity, the officer could not pat down the passenger. cno, because a valid traffic stop gives an officer the right to pat down a passenger. dno, because the gun was discovered as a consequence of a valid terry stop and frisk.

50 points in at least two paragraphs, discuss the differences between the principles of republicanism and democracy. explain whether you think the united states is more of a republic or a democracy. refer to at least one example from the constitution.