Describe a time when Congress used a constitutional amendment to overturn a Supreme Court ruling.
What will be an ideal response?
Students could identify and describe the 11th Amendment, 13th/14th Amendments, 16th Amendment, or 26th Amendment.
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President Grover Cleveland noted which of the following about presidential appointments?
A. "I make one ingrate and ten enemies." B. "It's the biggest and best source of my power." C. "I love it more than any other aspect of my job." D. "I couldn't care less who is in my cabinet; I'm the President and they work for me."
What government does well is less newsworthy than what government does badly
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In 1969, the Supreme Court in Brandenburg v. Ohio
A. overturned a statute that prohibited anyone from advocating violence as a means to political reform. B. upheld the conviction of a member of the Ku Klux Klan. C. banned free speech protections for organizations like the Ku Klux Klan. D. required the government to prove lawless activities followed free speech activities. E. overturned a statute that prohibited anyone from advocating violence as a means to political reform and upheld the conviction of a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
Some oppose shaping the EU into a full federation for fear that it will jeopardize France's __________
a. legitimacy b. membership c. democratic institutions d. sovereignty