What was the emphasis in Justice Field's dissenting opinion in the Slaughterhouse Cases (1873)?
a. The role of the Fourteenth Amendment in protecting slaves
b. The need for a more expansive reading of the Fourteenth Amendment by the Supreme Court
c. Limiting the role of the federal government in interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment
d. The repeal of the Fourteenth Amendment
b
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Appropriations bills passed by the Texas legislature always take effect
a. immediately. b. thirty days after the legislative session ends. c. ninety days after the legislative session ends. d. on January 1. e. on September 1.
Increased spending on public housing would tend to be favored by liberals and
a. conservatives. b. communitarians. c. libertarians. d. None of the above
Feminists think that most states have overly militaristic approaches to foreign relations
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
In contrast to the members of the United States Supreme Court, appointees to the German Constitutional Court tend to be more ideologically __________ due to their need to attract support in both legislative houses in order to have their nominations approved
a. liberal b. conservative c. moderate d. radical e. extreme