What was the constitutional basis for the Supreme Court's decision in Romer v. Evans (1996)?
a. The equal protection clause prohibited states from preventing gays and lesbians from seeking special protections available to other groups.
b. The Americans with Disabilities Act prevents discrimination in employment and public accommodation.
c. The due process clause indicates that rights are violated by separate-but-equal statutes.—
d. The First Amendment demands universal suffrage.
a
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a. A majoritarian voting scheme b. A run-off election c. First-past-the-post d. Proportional representation
What was the first major foreign-policy challenge faced by the U.S. after the Cold War?
a. The Bosnian civil war. b. The famine and civil war in Somalia. c. Civil war in Nicaragua and the overthrow of the Sandinistas. d. Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
More than ________ of the nation's legal cases are decided in state or local court systems.
A. 50 percent B. 75 percent C. 25 percent D. 95 percent E. 10 percent
Which of the following best describes the success of constitutional amendments in Texas?
a. voters have approved most proposed amendments b. initiative amendments have been more successful than amendments proposed by the legislative c. voters have rejected most proposed amendments d. the results have been basically an even split between approvals and rejections