Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Commerce Clause?
a. It gives Congress the "power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, andwith the Indian tribes."
b. Traditionally, the United States Supreme Court has ruled against Congress's use of the clause to pass lawsdealing with indirect issues related to interstate commerce.
c. Congress has interpreted the clause broadly, greatly expanding its legislative power to intervene in a widenumber of facets of the national economy.
d. Today, with increased interconnectivity of human activity, most economic activities extend beyond a state'sborders and thus may fall prey to congressional regulations.
b
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Samuel is a part of the state police force created during the governorship of Edmund Davis. Which of the following most likely describes one of Samuel's duties?
a. ensuring the protection of African Americans in the Confederacy b. the protection of Texas borders from Indian incursion c. the enforcement of law and order in the state of Coahuila y Tejas d. the protection of the governor from political takeovers
Today, compared to the number of countries around the world that allow it, almost three times as many countries have eliminated which of the following punishments for crime?
a. prison system b. juvenile justice system c. hard physical labor d. capital punishment e. corporal punishment
One result of ?____________ was the direct primary, in which candidates must campaign not only for election, but also for the nomination of their party
A) ?the Civil War B) ?the post World War II desire for greater personal power C) ?the Progressive movement in the 1920s D) ?adoption of the Constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation E) ?Andrew Jackson's popularization of political activity
The Supreme Court is deeply involved in politics in each of the following ways EXCEPT ______.
a. how its members are chosen b. by contributing to the campaigns of congressional allies c. how members choose which cases to hear d. how members make decisions e. through the effects of its decisions