Before the __________, citizens saw the national government as a distant, even foreign, entity
a. Revolutionary War
b. Civil War
c. First World War
d. Second World War
b
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In Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886), the Court invalidated a San Francisco ordinance requiring owners of ________ housed in wooden buildings to obtain permission from the Board of Supervisors to continue operating their businesses
a. laundries b. bakeries c. restaurants d. theaters
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the judicial system established by the Constitution of 1876?
a. The Texas Supreme Court decides civil and criminal appeals. b. Cases decided by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals can be appealed to the Supreme Court. c. Cases decided by the Texas Supreme Court can be appealed to the Texas Ultimate Court of Criminal and Civil Appeals. d. Texas has two courts of last resort, one for criminal cases and one for civil cases.
All of the following comparisons between the House and the Senate are true EXCEPT ______.
a. only House members have always been chosen by the public b. senators have longer terms than members of the House c. senators must be citizens for longer before being elected than members of the House d. senate terms are staggered, whereas all House members are elected at the same time e. the House of Representatives was modeled after the British House of Lords, whereas the Senate was modeled after the House of Commons
The __________ was one of the three original executive branch departments in the U.S. government
a. Department of Agriculture b. Department of the Treasury c. Department of the Interior d. Department of Homeland Security