The Supreme Court has gained increased power by

a. overruling state laws inimical with the Bill of Rights through incorporation.
b. frequently ruling policies created in the states conflict with the enumerated powers of Congress.
c. protecting unilateral presidential action allowing the President to determine which agencies should receive grants.
d. serving as an impartial referee when resolving disputes between the states and the national government.


a. overruling state laws inimical with the Bill of Rights through incorporation.

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A political researcher is studying the relationship between religious views and political views. However, the researcher believes that gender might affect the way that religious views and political views are related to one another; that is females and males might have different patterns of linkages between religious views and political views. In this situation, what kind of variable is gender?

A. A dependent variable B. An independent variable C. An antecedent variable D. An intervening variable

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Peace can be defined as both the absence of war and the

What will be an ideal response?

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The __________ states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion...." and was intended to prohibit the federal government from declaring and financially supporting a national religion.

A. Freedom of Religion Clause B. Establishment Clause C. Expression Clause D. Free Church Clause

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