Gibbons v. Ogden increased the power of the national government by ______.
A. interpreting the federal police power very broadly
B. interpreting the congressional power to declare war very broadly
C. interpreting the commerce clause of the Constitution very broadly
D. interpreting the "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution very broadly
Answer: C. interpreting the commerce clause of the Constitution very broadly
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a. stare decisis. b. judicial independence. c. civilian control of the judiciary. d. judicial activism. e. judicial review.
Extreme scores in a sample are called
a. modes b. intervals c. outliers d. extremities e. deviations
How does contemporary research on public opinion and foreign policy support or contradict the Almond–Lippmann consensus? Be sure to identify the principle assumptions of the Almond–Lippmann consensus in your answer.
What will be an ideal response?
In the case of Lochner v. New York(1905), what did the Supreme Court find to be unconstitutional?
a. state regulation of hours of labor b. forced sterilization c. segregated education d. imprisonment without a trial