In the Brown v. Board decision, the Court found that legal segregation in public education is in conflict with which of the following?
a. the supremacy clause of the Constitution
b. the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment
c. the Civil Rights Act of 1964
d. the cruel and inhumane punishment clause of the 8th Amendment
b. the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment
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a. an official statement issued by the campaign. b. short, small snippets of a sentence or phrase. c. when journalists talk directly to the camera. d. a commercial on the web.
Aristotle argued that the best political communities would be __________
A) dominated by wealthy citizens B) oligarchies C) formed by elites D) formed by citizens of the middle class
What is the history of the EU? What assumptions provided the motivation for its creation in the first place? Describe and analyze its evolution over time. In doing so, be as specific as you can regarding the challenges faced in its development
Were these challenges overcome? If so, how? If not, why not? What will be an ideal response?
The Constitution would not have been ratified in several important states if the Federalists had not assured the states that
A) a ban on the importation of slaves would be a focus of the first Congress. B) amendments to the Constitution would be passed to protect individual liberties against incursions by the national government. C) amendments to the Constitution would be passed to protect the rights of states against incursions by the national government. D) an amendment to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and consumption of liquor would be passed. E) slaves that had escaped to free states would not have to be returned to their owners in slave states.