Sin taxes are based on the philosophy that those who subject their bodies to the damaging effects of a product may be discouraged from doing so by paying a tax on the product
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Which of the following statements about the partisanship of African Americans in the pre-World War I period is most accurate?
A. African Americans remained loyal to the Democratic Party even though the party was not committed to civil rights. B. African Americans were equally divided between the parties depending on their income and where they lived. C. African Americans were loyal to the Republican Party because of Emancipation and Reconstruction. D. The inability of African Americans to vote meant that they had no existing partisan attachments.
Alexander Hamilton argues that if the will of the legislature declared in its statutes stands in opposition to the will of the people declared in the Constitution, the courts should
a. stay out of the controversy. b. uphold the Constitution. c. uphold the statutes. d. attempt to forge a compromise between the two.
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the power to do which of the following?
A. Establish and control the armed forces B. Compel the states to meet military quotas C. Collect taxes directly from the people D. Regulate interstate and foreign commerce E. Compel states to pay their share of government costs
Driving much of the bureaucracy’s direct involvement in American lives are the demands of ______.
a. the president b. Congress c. the people themselves d. the federal judiciary