Suppose a state legislature passes a law making it a crime for anyone to have possessed an assault weapon at any time during the five years prior to the law's passage. Would this law be constitutional?
a. No, because it is an ex post facto law
b. No, because it is a bill of attainder
c. Yes, because the Full Faith and Credit Clause allows states to do so
d. Yes, because the Bill of Rights does not apply to states
e. No, because the First Amendment protects private gun ownership
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How does the primary process affect the positions of the various candidates for elective office?
A. It makes them more ideologically extreme. B. It makes them more centrist. C. It has no discernable effect on the candidates. D. It makes them more likely to engage in policy debates with their opponents.
A person who supports the rights and power of the common people in their struggle against the privileged elite.
What will be an ideal response?
In the War Powers Resolution of 1973, Congress narrowly defined the conditions that allow the president to send troops into combat. Without the prior consent of Congress the president can make the order only if
a. Congress is not in session. b. he has first conferred with the joint chiefs of staff. c. he has sufficient public support. d. the nation or its troops are attacked. e. the Supreme Court gives its approval.
What do interest groups do?
What will be an ideal response?