The Supreme Court's current view of the Second Amendment is that
a. state governments cannot regulate firearms.
b. state and federal governments are free to regulate firearms in any way they see fit.
c. the federal government cannot regulate firearms.
d. citizens do not have the right to own normal militia weapons.
e. citizens have the right to own normal militia weapons.
Answer: e. citizens have the right to own normal militia weapons.
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A. They were also known as the Democrats. B. They constituted the oldest political party in the world. C. They became known as the party of the common people under Andrew Jackson. D. They were supported by the wealthier conservative groups.
What is one reason that Justice John Marshall could not apply the Bill of Rights to states prior to the Civil War?
A) The country would have had to address the issue of slavery. B) The Supreme Court needed the support of the states to maintain its legitimacy. C) The country would have had to address the issue of the expansion of the nation by assuming that new territories were, in fact, to be treated as states. D) Communication difficulties made it hard for Supreme Court rulings to be known outside of the Washington area. E) The country would have had to address the issue of women's suffrage.
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A) directly by popular vote. B) directly by the state legislatures. C) directly by Congress. D) indirectly by an electoral college. E) by the votes in the large states.
Which of these recommendations is based on the rational-material view of low voter in the United States?
a. Reduce the number of choices presented on the ballot in each election. b. Hold elections for local, state, and national offices on three separate days. c. Require employers to give workers two hours of paid break time on election day. d. Revoke a citizen's right to vote when he or she has not voted in the past five elections.