The provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that prohibits any state from denying "any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws" is known as the __________ clause
a. due process
b. jurisdiction
c. grandfather
d. equal protection
Answer: d
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a. he wanted to avoid a sudden spike in unemployment. b. he needed their votes to win a second term. c. PAN did not have enough experienced people to fill the positions. d. he was responding to the traditional patron-client system. e. he was afraid of a possible revolution.
One of the reasons President George W. Bush provided for Operation Iraqi Freedom was to eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Why did the United States fail to meet this goal?
a. because they did not have enough troops on the ground to achieve this goal b. because they could not obtain accurate information on their location c. because the Iraq military surrounded the weapons with civilians d. because Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction
The research of Jean Piaget on the cognitive development of children is an example of
A) Naturalistic research. B) Case study research. C) Differential research. D) Experimental research.
Which of the following is not part of the federal bureaucracy?
a. Congressional committees b. Cabinet departments c. Government corporations d. Independent regulatory commissions