The State of Maryland adopts a constitutional amendment allowing same-sex couple to marry. This is an example of which instrument of government?

A. service
B. suasion
C. law
D. taxes


C. law

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a. line that slopes upward to the right b. horizontal line c. random array of points d. vertical line e. line that slopes downward to the right

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Which voting system rewards political parties with a number of seats equal to the percentage of the vote they receive?

A. winner-take-all B. transferable voting C. partial-list voting D. cumulative voting E. proportional representation

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In interpreting the 4th Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court has held the government may not use illegally obtained evidence in prosecuting a person. This is known as

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One purpose of the Administrative Procedure Act is to __________

a. ensure opportunities for public participation in the rule-making process b. give federal agencies greater discretion in the rule-making process c. streamline bureaucratic activities in the rule-making process d. give the president greater control over the rule-making process

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