In the Slaughter-House cases, the Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment
a. only prohibited the states from abridging those rights associated with U.S. citizenship.
b. brought individual rights under federal protection.
c. defined state citizenship and national citizenship as being one and the same.
d. did not differentiate between state citizenship and national citizenship.
a
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Which of the following men were true political and philosophical allies in the 1820s?
a. John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay b. Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson c. Andrew Jackson and John Marshall d. Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun e. Nicholas Biddle and Andrew Jackson
Which of the following best describes the Greenback Party of the 1870s?
A) It was a party that fought for labor reform and greater economic equality. B) It was a political party that represented the laissez-faire philosophy of conservative industrialists. C) It was a political party that exploited people's dissatisfaction with the Populist Party. D) It was a political party that attracted supporters only in the Midwest.
Following the Glorious Revolution of 1688, England
A) tightened imperial controls over its American empire. B) entered a political alliance with France. C) forbade colonial merchants the right to engage in foreign trade. D) relaxed customs regulations and reduced duties.
At the beginning of World War I, Wilson declared that the United States would __________
A) immediately come to the Allies' aid
B) maintain strict neutrality
C) cut off all trade with the belligerent powers
D) initiate a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare to protect shipping