What is nullification?
a. Ignoring a ruling of the Supreme Court
b. Secession from the Union
c. The decision of a state to reject the principles of the Constitution
d. The idea that each state can invalidate federal laws within its own boundaries or jurisdiction
e. The power to cancel out a debt
ANS: D
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Who is most likely to oppose capital punishment on the grounds that systematic inequalities such as poverty and racial prejudice cause us to administer it unfairly?
a) Libertarians b) Conservatives c) Liberals d) Moderates
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a. administrative b. criminal c. regulatory d. statutory e. civil