Prior to Lawrence vs. Texas, a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003,
a. 13 states had laws prohibiting same-sex couples to have consensual sex with each other.
b. same-sex marriage was legal in only a dozen states.
c. there was no archeological evidence that God had sent two angels, disguised as men, to destroy the ancientcities of Sodom and Gomorrah
d. the issue of same-sex marriage had not been discussed in the states.
a
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The public education system under local control that has evolved under the current Texas Constitution can best be described as __________.
A. inequitable B. centralized C. minimally intrusive D. academically rigorous
Communal conflict along racial, tribal, linguistic or religious lines is termed
a. gang warfare. c. dissident terrorism. b. genocide. d. ethnopolitical conflict.
In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court rule that the federal government cannot force private companies to cover services to which it objects on religious grounds?
A. Hollingsworth v. Perry (2013) B. Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014) C. District of Columbia v. Heller (2010) D. National Federation of Business v. Sebelius (2012)
Deliberations for the structure of the American presidency were based on what consideration?
A) a legal-historical analysis of the needs of the office B) the belief that George Washington would be the first president C) recognition of the need to think individually, not institutionally D) the commitment to preserving the office as it was under the Articles of Confederation