The federal government began to apply the Bill of Rights to the states __________.
A. after it was discovered that jailers were imprisoning prisoners without reading them their rights
B. after the Slaughterhouse Cases of 1873
C. during the Reconstruction Era
D. after the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment
E. after former slaves were being denied the right to vote in the South
Ans: D. after the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment
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Which of the following is true of the Great Compromise?
A. It allowed state legislatures to choose House members. B. It created the mechanism to end slavery. C. It allowed for recognition of the United States by Great Britain. D. It established the present structure of Congress.
James is embarrassed to admit that he does not know the names of his state's senators nor which party the governor of his state belongs to. He could not find the country of Afghanistan on a map if his life depended on it and rarely reads the news
He has voted only once and knows little about politics or government. James knows that he is not the only American so ill informed. Yet, despite James's surprising lack of knowledge, he is generally pleased with how well democracy seems to work in America. In this scenario, what does James embody? a. the "paradox of mass politics" b. the "bandwagon effect" c. the "feeling thermometer" d. "public opinion shorthand"
Which country vetoed Britain's application to join the Common Market in 1963?
a. France b. West Germany c. Italy d. Sweden e. Norway
Unilateral directives are best defined as mechanisms that presidents can use to __________
A)remove members of the Supreme Court B)express their opinion on critical issues C)create policies that assume the weight of law D)amend the Constitution