In a challenge to the Civil Rights Act before the Supreme Court in the case involving Ollie McClung who refused to serve blacks in his restaurant, the Court based its decision upholding the act on which constitutional principle?
A) Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce
B) Fifth Amendment's equal protection clause
C) Thirteenth Amendment's protection against slavery clause
D) federal government's duty to ensure domestic tranquility
E) Bill of Rights
A
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Which of the following is NOT a factor that helped Iran's clerics consolidate power in Iran after the revolution?
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If you were interested in designing a country with moderate, centrist, and pragmatic politics, what feature would you be most likely to support?
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