Which of the following state laws would be most likely found to be unconstitutional on the basis of the Supreme Court's suspect classification doctrine?
a. a state law prohibiting persons who have been convicted of felonies from working as public school teachers
b. a state law prohibiting unmarried couples and single persons from becoming adoptive parents
c. a state law allowing landlords to refuse to rent to families with children under the age of six
d. a state law prohibiting noncitizens from working in the healthcare field
e. a state law prohibiting Hispanics from voting
e. a state law prohibiting Hispanics from voting
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The prevailing model of policymaking in America is
a. the elite model. b. group or interest group theory. c. the democratic-pluralist model. d. public choice theory.
Which is a way that Medicaid differs from Medicare?
a. It is partially funded by the states. b. It is totally funded by the federal government. c. It is exclusively funded by payroll taxes. d. It is based on age.
Under the doctrine of sovereign immunity, a citizen cannot
A) appeal a case that was decided more than one year earlier. B) bring two suits against one individual for the same crime. C) bring the same suit to courts in two different states. D) appeal a case that has already been ruled on by the Supreme Court. E) sue the government without its consent.
How did the process of proposing the Equal Rights Amendment resemble that of the Nineteenth Amendment?
a. The same arguments were used against both. b. Both amendments passed Congress but failed to be ratified. c. The same cluster of southern states opposed ratification of both amendments. d. In both cases, women favored the amendments, but men were strongly opposed.