Which of the following laws would be the most likely to be examined by the Supreme Court using the inherently suspect standard to determine its constitutionality?
a. Male and female student athletes cannot compete on the same basketball team at the university level.
b. Businesses cannot discriminate against gays and lesbians in hiring and promotion decisions.
c. Those without a college degree are not eligible for upper-level civil service jobs.
d. Government contracts must be awarded to a contractor who is a racial minority whenever at least 10 percent of the bidders are minority-owned businesses.
d
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The two oldest theories of international politics are
a. socialism and Marxism. b. structuralism and constructivism. c. autocracy and democracy. d. realism and liberalism.
One of the best strategies that interest groups can use to achieve their goals is
A. Pressing for changes in high-profile public policies B. Lobbying members of Congress to make small changes in existing policy C. Using the judiciary to invalidate federal legislation D. Encouraging states to use their Tenth Amendment rights and ignore federal law E. Running candidates for office
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s term for Republican Party acceptance of social security, unemployment insurance, labor laws, farm programs, and other features of the welfare state was
a. communism. b. Democratic-Republicanism. c. moderate Republicanism. d. liberal conservatism. e. modern Republicanism.
Through as late as the first half of the twentieth century, voter turnout for African American citizens was about
a. 1 percent. b. 10 percent. c. 40 percent. d. 60 percent. e. 90 percent.