In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) legislation which __________
a. barred the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages
b. barred states from creating their own policies on same-sex marriage
c. legalized same-sex marriage at the federal level
d. prohibited same-sex marriage at the state level
Answer: a
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Through 1938, the federal government criminalized the distribution of which of the following?
a. religious materials b. birth control c. abortions d. weapons e. drugs
What was the rationale for the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that upheld the constitutionality of a state law requiring segregated railroad facilities?
A. Former slaves are not entitled to full citizenship rights because they did not immigrate to the United States willingly. B. Former slaves are not entitled to full citizenship rights because they were considered property under the law. C. The Constitution does not prohibit segregation; it only mandates equal protection under the law. D. Railroad transportation involves interstate commerce, which is regulated by Congress; there is no provision in federal law that prohibits segregation.
Presidents are now limited to two terms by the
A) Fourteenth Amendment. B) Sixteenth Amendment. C) Nineteenth Amendment. D) Twenty-first Amendment. E) Twenty-second Amendment.
Identify four constitutional provisions that give the federal government authority to exercise police powers.
What will be an ideal response?