The Great Compromise provided for
A) a two-chamber legislature with equal representation for all states in one chamber and population-based representation in the other.
B) upper-house members elected separately from lower-house members.
C) a two-chamber legislature with equal representation for all states.
D) a one-chamber legislature with representation based on population.
E) a two-chamber legislature with representation based on population.
A
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__________ make an act punishable as a crime even if the act was legal when it was committed. These are prohibited by Article I of the Constitution
a. Writs of habeas corpus b. Bills of attainder c. Ex post facto laws d. Prior restraints
According to Jack N. Rakove, after the Declaration of Independence, Americans began to
a. view constitutions as a set of norms and customs descending from the past. b. have second thoughts about the efficacy of written constitutions. c. write state constitutions that specified the nature and power of government. d. become more supportive of executive power at the state level.
Case law refers to
a. judicial decisions that have the force of law. b. the idea that judicial decisions are binding precedents. c. disputes involving harms done to an individual, including injury and nuisance. d. a system that allows judges more room to interpret the law, and their decisions set precedent for lower courts and future court rulings. e. a system based on a strong adherence to existing statutes, with judges having little discretion to interpret the law.
At present, a law that classified people according to __________ would be given strict scrutiny by the Supreme Court to determine its constitutionality
a. race b. age c. disability d. gender