In ____________, the Supreme Court held that a Pennsylvania law designed to prevent subsidence damage from coal mining did not on its face violate either the Takings Clause or the Contracts Clause
a. Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff (1984)
b. Pennsylvania Coal Company v. Mahon (1922)
c. First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles (1987)
d. Keystone Bituminous Coal Association v. DeBenedictis (1987)
D
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Entitlements, including Social Security, Medicare, and veterans' benefits, are the majority of
A. discretionary spending. B. mandatory spending. C. sequestrations. D. debt payments. E. Treasury bond payments.
In Aguilar v. Felton (1985), the Supreme Court ruled that state programs providing special educational services to disadvantaged students attending religious schools violated the establishment clause. Twelve years later in Agostini v. Felton (1997 ) the Court ruled that Aguilar was "no longer good law." What changed between 1985 and 1997?
A) The International Court of Justice ruled that the U.S. Supreme Court erred in its ruling. B) Six of the nine justices who decided Aguilar were no longer on the Supreme Court in 1997. C) Congressional leaders lobbied the Supreme Court to change its decision. D) The solicitor general of the United States argued that Aguilar deprived disadvantaged students of their rights under the equal protection clause. E) The president issued an executive order overriding the original decision.
Which of these types of government sees power held in the hands of an elite few?
A. monarchy B. autocracy C. democracy D. oligarchy E. tyranny
?Most journalists follow __________ that dictates __________.
A. ?a code of professional ethics; they may not vote in elections they cover B. ?a code of professional ethics; a commitment to objectivity and truth C. ?a code of professional ethics; they must present information from both sides, no matter what the facts say D. ?a liberal ideology; they favor Democrats in their reporting E. ?a conservative ideology; they favor Republicans in their reporting