The Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution overturned
a. Chisholm v. Georgia (dealing with suits against a state in federal court).
b. Scott v. Sanford (dealing with the legality of slavery).
c. Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan and Trust Co. (pertaining to the constitutionality of the income tax).
d. Oregon v. Mitchell (pertaining to the right to vote on the basis of age).
c. Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan and Trust Co. (pertaining to the constitutionality of the income tax).
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Which of the following was proposed in the New Jersey Plan?
A. The legislature would create a national court system. B. A state's population would determine its number of representatives in Congress. C. A bicameral legislature would have two chambers that represented the states equally. D. The Acts of Congress would be the supreme law of the land. E. The state laws would overrule Acts of Congress in matters of conflict between states.
At the very least, political recruitment is important for politics because
A. it can affect whether the judiciary pays attention to what the president wants. B. who the office holders are in politics makes a difference in terms of what happens. C. it reflects the kind of electoral system a nation has. D. it affects the economic relations between actors in the political system.
A recent example of the principle of state sovereignty is __________.
A. rebel strikes in Somalia B. Iraq's invasion of Kuwait C. North Korea's violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty D. China's withdrawal from the international system
Describe how a two-stage procedure for capital cases works. Explain how this procedure addresses the issues raised in Furman v. Georgia.
What will be an ideal response?