Supreme Court rulings on the Second Amendment ______.

A. have left the lower federal courts to define the parameters of Second Amendment rights
B. have significantly weakened the individual rights arguments
C. imposed strict limitations on when and where citizens can carry guns
D. adopted a liberal interpretation of the amendment, so citizens are free to carry any type of weapon they desire


Answer: A

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a. to segregate a black graduate student from his white colleagues. b. to create a separate law school for blacks. c. to require blacks to attend law schools in other states. d. to close down a law school reserved to blacks only.

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Dr. French makes sure that she has multiple video cameras recording her observation room during data collection. She also has multiple research assistants review the video recordings after the data are collected. This is to control for

a. attribute errors b. participant effects c. experimenter expectancy d. recording errors

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In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) legislation which __________

a. barred the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages b. barred states from creating their own policies on same-sex marriage c. legalized same-sex marriage at the federal level d. prohibited same-sex marriage at the state level

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Starting with the Civil War, describe the political evolution of the South and its current political trends. What was the main catalyst for change in the South? How did this change occur? What is the political character of the South today?

What would you tell a national political candidate to expect from the South in the near future?

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