For which reason is the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) considered a form of competitive federalism?
a. It represented federal involvement in an issue that was previously the focus of the states.
b. It did not allow marriage to be defined as narrowly as it had been previously by the states.
c. It turned over the issue of defining marriage to the individual states.
d. It intended to create a singular treatment of marriage equality across all states.
a. It represented federal involvement in an issue that was previously the focus of the states.
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a. Sixth c. Twelfth d. Nineteenth e. Twenty-Third
Political study has shown that people UNDER the age of 25:
a. Tend to side with the Democratic Party b. Tend to side with the Republican Party c. Vote in every possible election. d. Have a low voter turnout on election day. e. Have no zero interest in the political process.
In U.S. House races, __________ almost always win
a. challengers b. extremists c. incumbents d. moderates
The nineteenth-century civil rights acts were important because they __________.
A. established that Congress could not legislate directly against individuals in violation of others' constitutional rights B. affirmed the belief that congressional power applied to official or government action or to private action C. were not significant to the civil rights struggles of the 1960s D. introduced the legal consequence that if the federal government did not secure rights, the state governments could E. became effective immediately despite customary delays in implementation