Which of the following is a power specifically denied the states by the Constitution?
a. conducting elections
b. establishing local governments
c. passing bills of attainder
d. providing for public health, safety, and morals
c
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The origins of modern welfare policy lie in
A. the Grange reforms of the 1870s. B. the Shivercrat movement of the 1950s. C. President Johnson's "Great Society" program. D. the New Deal of the 1930s. E. the Progressive era of the 1910s.
Judicial review
a. allows the Supreme Court to review the actions of the federal government, but not state governments. b. allows the Supreme Court to review the actions of state governments, but not the federal government. c. allows all federal courts to review the actions of both state and federal governments. d. allows the Supreme Court, but not the lower federal courts, to review the actions of both state and federal governments.
Which is true of the expansion of rights and liberties that many groups have enjoyed in the United States?
a. They have mostly been won in individual cases. b. They have been a result of Constitutional Amendments. c. They have been legislated by Congress. d. They have been presidential executive orders.
AM Daily, a news channel, broadcasts a report that states that a young man, Elvis, is accused of brutally assaulting his girlfriend, Sherry. Elvis pleads guilty and the prosecutors offer him a deal which he accepts. The incident is declared a homicide a few days later as Sherry dies due to the wounds inflicted during the assault. In this scenario, Elvis cannot be tried for murder due to:
A) the due process clause. B) the exclusionary rule. C) the ex post facto law. D) protection against self-incrimination. E) prohibition against double jeopardy.