?Through recent decisions on immigration and voting rights, the Supreme Court has
A. ?sent a consistently pro-states' rights message.
B. ?sent a consistently anti-states' rights message.
C. ?avoided addressing states' rights and powers altogether.
D. ?sent a mixed message on states' rights.
E. ?encouraged the nullification of national laws.
Answer: D
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a. clear division of governmental function between the different levels of government. b. sharing of power between the federal and state government. c. excessive conflict over power between the federal and state government. d. reassertion of federal authority.
Which of the following is NOT true about the Electoral College?
a. Except for Maine and Nebraska, the states appoint their members of the Electoral College on a "winner-take-all" basis. b. A presidential candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win office outright. c. If no candidate receives a majority in the Electoral College, the election is decided by a majority vote in the House of Representatives, with each state delegation casting one vote. d. The Electoral College reinforces federalism by weakening the smaller states. e. All electors are now pledged to one party's candidate at the time of elections.
Which political consultant is credited with President Clinton's winning strategy in 1992?
A) James Carville B) Dick Morris C) Leon Panetta D) Hillary Clinton E) William Walker
Intermediate scrutiny states that the constitutional standard that would have to be met for a statute classifying by gender is that it a. must be rationally related to a government interest
b. has a compelling governmental interest and must have narrowly tailored the law to achieve that interest. c. must serve important governmental objectives and must be substantially related to those objectives. d. meets the provisions of strict scrutiny.