Evidence of the Supreme Court’s historical sympathy for protecting property rights can be seen in its interpretation of the language of the Fourteenth Amendment, which defined corporations as persons to invoke which of the following?

a. the doctrine of nullification
b. the due process clause
c. federal desegregation laws
d. the necessary and proper clause


b. the due process clause

Political Science

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How does the Lemon test examine the constitutionality of religious establishment issues?

a. determines whether the law has a nonreligious purpose b. assesses whether prayer is required— c. mandates public display of the Ten Commandments d. establishes a creation science/evolutionary theory curriculum

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______ refers to the policy analysis method that assesses the potential for harm that might result (to people or to the environment) if potential hazards should occur.

A. Forecasting B. Cost–benefit analysis C. Risk analysis D. Program evaluation

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Which type of authoritarian regime is more likely to be drawn to elections?

A. personalist B. military C. theocratic D. one party

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The idea that the state itself, rather than other states or a non-state entity, can decide rules for a territory is the concept of

a. a new commitment to intervention. b. nonintervention norm. c. asymmetry of motivation favoring the coerced. d. state sovereignty.

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