In 1798, Congress passed laws to punish newspaper editors who published stories critical of the federal government. James Madison and Thomas Jefferson opposed the laws, arguing that the states had the right to declare null and void federal laws that violated the Constitution. The Supreme Court eventually concluded that this argument was
A. wrong.
B. correct.
C. impossible to settle.
D. up to each individual state to settle.
Answer: A
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A. they control large areas of the territory. B. they have a great deal of political power. C. they have issues that are recognized by most Chinese people. D. they are autonomous from the central government.
All of the following about the role of technology in Iran is correct EXCEPT a. the Iranian regime places great importance on scientific education in part because of security concerns
b. Iran's top high school graduates gravitate toward the sciences because it is seen as the cutting edge of modernity. c. the access of urban households to cell phones and the Internet decreased following the 2009 protests. d. Iran's nuclear and space program benefit from the regime's interest in scientific and technological education. e. scientific education is highly valued because of the belief that the key to recapturing the lost grandeur of the Muslim Civilization is through technology.
The attempts at rapid economic development by many countries such as Brazil __________
a. increased GNP and raised the standard of living for all of the country's citizens b. gave the countries more control of international markets for commodities such as sugar and coffee c. forced many subsistence farmers to leave their land to seek jobs in urban areas where most ended up in slums d. have forced more and more people to abandon their farms and move onto communes
Under the telecommunications law enacted in 1996, local phone companies, the so-called baby Bells, were granted permission, subject to approval by the FCC, to compete in the cable market
Indicate whether the statement is true or false