In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court did which of the following?
A) upheld a Jim Crow law of the state of Louisiana
B) ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 is unconstitutional
C) declared that black Americans are not citizens under the United States Constitution
D) declared de facto segregation to be unconstitutional
E) allowed the national government to develop plans for integration within a generation
A
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Which of the following best corresponds to the three functions of political parties?
a. party activity within the presidential, legislative, and judicial branches of government b. party identification by voters as Democrats, Republicans, and Independents c. party platforms, constitutional constraints, and the will of the electorate d. party control of Congress and the presidency, party organizations, and Democratic and Republican voters
In the majority of states that have abolished the grand jury system, ____ is/are used to determine whether there is probable cause for the accused to be bound over for trial.
a. a preliminary hearing b. a bill of attainder c. a plea bargain d. the rules of discovery
Government by proxy includes all of the following tools EXCEPT ______.
a. tax expenditures b. contracts c. loan programs d. regulations
President Sanders receives information about the operations of a global terrorist organization. He orders an investigation of the whereabouts of the terrorists and their plan of action. He decides to withhold this information from Congress to ensure that there is no interference or compromise in national security.By withholding information from Congress, PresidentSanders isexerting his _____.
A. veto power B. executive privilege C. enumerated power D. fundamental right E. judicial privilege