“Footnote 4” of United States v. Carolene Products Co. identifies areas where
a. Congress has complete authority and is not subject to checks by the executive or judicial branches.
b. economic regulation encroaches on personal liberties.
c. the Court should not apply the tests of ripeness or mootness.
d. the Court should not presume the constitutionality of legislation.
e. the federal government has authority over state governments.
ANS: D
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a. divorces. b. driver's licenses. c. welfare benefits. d. to run for public office.
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a. has increased sharply since 1990. b. grew sporadically and sharply from the 1870s until the New Deal period. c. shrank sharply during both the World Wars. d. shrank from the 1950s until the onset of the War on Terror.
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