What has been the Supreme Court's position regarding constitutional protection of gay rights?
A) It has ruled that the Constitution protects homosexual relations between consenting adults.
B) It has ruled that the Constitution does not protect homosexual relations between consenting adults.
C) It has ruled that the Constitution prohibits states and municipalities from passing legislation that prohibits homosexual relations between consenting adults.
D) The Court has refused to become involved with the issue of gay rights.
E) none of the above
B
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The first provision of the Bill of Rights to be incorporated by the Supreme Court into the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause was
a. the Fifth Amendment’s ban on taking private property without just compensation. b. the equal protection clause. c. the Ninth Amendment’s right to privacy. d. the Sixth Amendment’s right to a jury trial when accused of a felony.
The Nineteenth Amendment
a. only applied to married women. b. subjected senatorial candidates to a popular vote. c. lowered the minimum age. d. gave women the right to vote. e. gave African American men the right to vote.
According to democratic theory, the most important factor in determining voter choice in an election should be
A) believability and reliability of the candidate. B) party identification. C) polling results. D) amount of media coverage. E) past performance and proposed policies.
Which of the following contributed to the successful implementation of the Voting Rights Act?
a. The policy was widely supported by policymakers and the public. b. The policy required only minor changes in how states ran their elections. c. The goals of the policy were clearly stated and there were adequate means to achieve them. d. The policy was implemented slowly and received nearly unanimous support in Congress.