The Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbids states from which of the following?
A) using age in setting voting requirements
B) prohibiting persons from voting on the basis of gender
C) allowing the appointment of U.S. senators
D) enacting poll tax laws as a condition for voting in a national election
D
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How does the primary process affect the positions of the various candidates for elective office?
A. It makes them more ideologically extreme. B. It makes them more centrist. C. It has no discernable effect on the candidates. D. It makes them more likely to engage in policy debates with their opponents.
An argument that the world is increasingly peaceful because of international cooperation, international law, and international norms, is an example of the __________ theoretical approach
a. classical realism c. social globalism b. liberal idealism d. declinist
Article I of the U.S. Constitution grants that Congress has the power to make laws that are “necessary and proper” to carry out its duties. What is the meaning of this statement?
a. Congress has the power to make laws that serve as a means to achieving its own expressly delegated powers.
b. Congress is required to enact most laws.
c. The Constitution contains all of the rights and powers necessary for Congress to perform its duties.
d. Congress ultimately has the power to override any state laws that it deems unnecessary or improper.
e. Congress is expected to keep its lawmaking function to a minimum.
In _____, the Court upheld a conviction for contempt of Congress, holding that the public interest in exposing Communist infiltration outweighed a witness's First Amendment rights in refusing to answer questions
a. Watkins v. United States (1957) b. Wilkinson v. United States (1961) c. Barenblatt v. United States (1959) d. Kilbourn v. Thompson (1880)