The Fourteenth Amendment provided ___________________
A) forgiveness for all Confederates
B) an opportunity for freed slaves to sue the states in which they were enslaved
C) full U.S. and state citizenship to all persons born in the United States and equal protection of the laws
D) for segregation of the races but equal treatment of both
E) restitution to the freed slaves
C
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How is the amendment process in Texas different from that in most other states?
A. Citizens are unable to place constitutional amendments on the ballot because Texas does not have an initiative or referendum system at the statewide level. B. Texas is one of a small number of states that allows citizens to place constitutional amendments on the ballot through the initiative and referendum system. C. Constitutional amendments can only be proposed by citizens rather than the state legislature. D. Citizens are limited to placing only constitutional amendments that apply to property tax exemptions on statewide ballots.
The facts that the President of the United States is Commander in Chief of the Military and that the judicial branch interprets laws are indicative of __________
A) basic Laws B) judicial activism C) judicial restraint D) separation of powers
The Obama administration moves toward fighting global warming by supporting which resource?
a. ground-level ozone b. clean coal c. fossil fuels d. wood-fired power plants
Jim Crow laws were federal laws designed to protect the newly won freedom of former slaves
Indicate whether the statement is true or false