If proponents of a __________ were to be successful, many lower-income families would pay no income tax at all
a. progressive tax
b. regressive tax
c. payroll tax
d. flat tax
d
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Laws in the United States are based largely on the
A) doctrines of Friedrich Engels, a German philosopher. B) ideas of Thomas Paine, an American patriot and legal scholar. C) laws during the time of the republic in the Roman Empire. D) English common-law tradition. E) Bible.
The first federal civil rights law enacted since Reconstruction was the Civil Rights Act of 1957. This law makes it a crime to __________
a. discriminate in public accommodations on the basis of race b. discriminate in employment on the basis of race c. intimidate or threaten African Americans exercising their right to vote d. require voters to pay poll taxes
The part of the Constitution which the federal courts used to incorporate the Bill of Rights against the states was _____.
a. the due process clause b. the Equal Protection clause c. the Privileges and Immunities clause d. the Incorporation clause
Peter filed a suit against St. Paul Church. Before trial the church offered Peter $10,000 to settle the claim outside of court. Peter accepted the money. Peter and the church agreed that the trial should take place even though neither would consider the results binding. Peter wants to find out if he would have won and what amount of damages the jury would have come up with. The church wants the
court to define the limits of charitable immunity. What should the court do under these circumstances? a. Dismiss the case as being moot because the parties settled. b. Issue an advisory opinion to set a precedent on the doctrine of charitable immunity. c. Rule on charitable immunity as it is a case or controversy and the parties have standing. d. Grant a JNOV because the case is ripe.