What action of the federal government in the 1790s suggests that free blacks were understood to be citizens?
a.
Banning slavery in any new states
b.
Integrating schools in Massachusetts
c.
Issuing seamen’s protection certificates
d.
Passing the Immigration Act
e.
Providing a citizenship clause in the Bill of Rights
ANS: C
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A. the concept of states as actors B. international organizations C. nuclear proliferation among developing nations D. the concept of state sovereignty
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a. Candidate A will win the November election by a 55 to 45 percent margin. b. Candidate A will win the November election, gathering between 52 percent and 58 percent of the vote. c. Candidate A will win the November election, but it is impossible to predict the margin. d. Candidate A is ahead in August, but polls cannot predict the future. e. Candidate A will lose the November election because traditionally a lead this small in August collapses by mid-September.
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A) the "privileges and immunities" clause. B) the "full faith and credit" clause. C) the "extradition" clause. D) the supremacy clause. E) the commerce clause.
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son. In this scenario, the governor can sue TR News for _____. A) hate speech B) slander C) libel D) obscenity E) battery