In 1911, what did thirty-one states call for a convention to consider?
a. the direct election of the Senate
b. the removal of the vice president
c. a new Supreme Court justice
d. a congressional investigation to investigate the president
e. a the impeachment of a Supreme Court justice
a
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In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily stopped the states from carrying out capital punishment in large part because of its finding that the death penalty
a. invariably violated the Eighth Amendment ban on "cruel and unusual punishment." b. violated the Fifth Amendment's due process clause. c. was applied in a racially biased manner. d. could not be shown to deter crime. e. violated U.S. obligations under international human rights treaties.
Some states have passed resolutions of state sovereignty based on the claim that the Tenth Amendment allows them to nullify federal laws with which their legislatures disagree. These resolutions
A. are commonly based on free-speech issues. B. have been validated by the Supreme Court. C. have been slowly tipping the balance of power in federal-state relations back in favor of the states. D. have most often been used to accept categorical grants but reject the federal requirements that come with them. E. have no force of law.
A city manager wanted to find out what residents think of new parking rules recently put in place. He published some survey questions in an insert in the local newspaper and directed interested individuals to drop off the form at city hall. What type of sampling strategy is this?
a. Systematic b. Random c. Stratified d. Voluntary
The array of new government services, programs, and entitlements created by Roosevelt helped to maintain the Democratic Party's voter coalition into the 1960s
Indicate whether the statement is true or false