The Supreme Court held in _________ that the ex post facto limitation applied only to retroactive criminal statutes and not to laws affecting properly rights or contractual obligations

a. Calder v. Bull (1798)
b. Marbury v. Madison (1803)
c. Fletcher v. Peck (1810)
d. None of the above is true.


A

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The president appoints, but cannot easily dismiss, officials who serve on __________

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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What role did Afghanistan play in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks?

a. Most of the terrorists were from Afghanistan. b. Osama bin Laden trained some of the terrorists in Afghanistan. c. The al-Qaeda–led government of Afghanistan funded Osama bin Laden. d. The 9/11 terrorists hijacked airplanes originating from Afghanistan. e. The government of Afghanistan actively plotted the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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Which of the following people is most likely to get a job with a new administration?

A)a person who was paid staff in a swing state won by the president B)someone who voted for the president in a nonbattleground state C)a person who was a volunteer in a battleground state D)someone who was paid staff in a nonbattleground state

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An interest group's success depends not only on its size, but also its __________, or the extent to which its membership is concentrated or dispersed

a. cohesion b. spread c. unity d. diversity

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