What was the central significance of Near v. Minnesota?
a. The Court ruled that newspapers cannot print “scandalous, malicious, and defamatory material.”
b. The Court reversed the process of selective incorporation, ruling that the First Amendment was applicable only to the national government.
c. The Court ruled that the First and Fourteenth amendments restrain state attempts to regulate the press.
d. The Court ruled that the Minnesota abortion law violated a woman’s right to privacy.
c. The Court ruled that the First and Fourteenth amendments restrain state attempts to regulate the press.
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A. client B. entrepreneurial C. interest-group D. majoritarian E. sociotropic
Many Canadian citizens today who live in the Province of Québec argue that it is a French Canadian nation that should be given independence
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The Cabinet consists of
A) heads of departments in the executive branch. B) White House staffers whose primary function is to advise the president. C) ranking committee members of the president's party in Congress. D) the congressional leadership of the president's party. E) the national leadership of the president's party.
The 2012 presidential campaign was noteworthy for the large use of social media to do which of the following?
A. Gather votes that could not be counted in traditional polling places B. Register new voters from minority communities C. Mobilize voters between the ages of 54 and 70 to “get out the vote” D. Promote candidates in place of traditional political campaigns E. Connect with voters who do not watch television or read newspapers