The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was struck down by the Supreme Court because, according to their interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment at the time, ______.
A. state laws were allowed to be discriminatory on any basis other than race
B. the protections created by the privileges and immunities clause only applied to the federal government
C. Congress did not have the ability to regulate interstate or intrastate trade
D. its provisions only stopped state governments, not individuals, from discriminating on the basis of race
D. its provisions only stopped state governments, not individuals, from discriminating on the basis of race
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During the ratification debates on the US Constitution, what was the major difference between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?
What differentiates freedom of the press under shield laws and prosecution of a journalist for failure to identify a story's source?
What will be an ideal response?
Redistributive policies are relatively rare because ______.
a. the United States is not a socialist country b. there is little need for them c. those who are the beneficiaries do not want them d. those who must pay for them are much better equipped to fight political battles than are potential beneficiaries