In the Supreme Court case of District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), what was declared a fundamental constitutional right?
A. free speech for corporations
B. gun ownership
C. the right of appeal in criminal cases
D. net neutrality
Answer: B
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A. ?was lower than usual. B. ?was more highly regulated than usual, due to Supreme Court decisions. C. ?was eclipsed by the costs of campaigns' online efforts. D. ?exceeded $7 billion. E. ?exceeded $10 billion.
Which of the following is true of voting by absentee ballot?
A.) voters must prove one of two things: military service or infirmity B.) it is forbidden by most states C.) it can be done by anyone without special application D.) the requirements vary from state to state
The New Jersey Plan would have
a. apportioned representation according to taxes paid. b. accentuated the inequalities among states. c. amended rather than replaced the government under the Articles. d. vested enormous power in the executive. e. established a national court system.
The considerable powers that colonial governors possessed included all of the following except
a -the right to veto acts. b -the power to call or dismiss assembly sessions at will. c -control over taxes and the budget. d -the authority to schedule elections at any time.