Which of the following Amendments greatly altered the balance of power in favor of the national government, in order to protect freed slaves from state governments?

a. The Eighth Amendment
b. The Twelfth Amendment
c. The Fourteenth Amendment
d. The Sixteenth Amendment


c. The Fourteenth Amendment

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Since the realist and idealist positions of how to conduct foreign policy are pretty much polar opposites, scholars and policymakers generally fall into one camp or the other and never use the other perspective in their analysis or argumentation

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled people charged with a serious crime and cannot afford an attorney are nonetheless entitled to defense at the government's expense was:

a. Baker v. Carr. b. Mapp v. Ohio. c. Gideon v. Wainwright. d. Miranda v. Arizona.

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In Bond v. United States (2011), the Court held that a person could challenge a federal statute on the basis that it __________

a. interferes with Congress's ability to exercise its enumerated powers b. discriminates according to sexual orientation c. hinders the execution of duly enacted state laws d. involves a power that belongs to the states under the Tenth Amendment

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was established to keep exchange rates stable and help countries pay their international debts

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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