In _____, the Court invalidated a federal requirement that local law enforcement officers perform background checks on prospective handgun purchasers
a. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
b. Printz v. United States (1997)
c. New York v. United States (1992)
d. None of the above is true.
B
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Which of the following is true of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal legislation?
A. It grew out of the desire to solve the issues created by apartheid in the United States. B. It involved many government regulation, spending, and public-assistance programs. C. It ushered in an era of competitive federalism where the states competed for businesses and citizens. D. It gave states more discretion and let them function as separate units from the national units. E. It marked the beginning of an era of state supremacy in which the states decided the powers of the federal government.
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution explicitly guarantees all of these except _____
a. freedom of speech b. freedom of the press c. the right to assemble peaceably d. the right to own firearms e. the right to petition the government for redress of grievances
Today, the United States is the only western country to employ on a regular basis which of the following is to punish crime?
a. victim impact statements b. juries c. recidivism-- d. the death penalty
In an oligarchy,
A. the state is run by corporate interests and companies instead of individuals. B. control rests with a small group, such as military officers or a few wealthy families. C. control rests with a small group of popularly elected individuals. D. the state controls all aspects of individuals' lives, including family relations and the practice of religion. E. control rests with a single individual, such as a dictator.