What did the Supreme Court mean when it declared during World War II that race was a "suspect classification"?

a. Any person of a different race, and particularly Japanese Americans, should be deemed suspicious until they could prove innocence.
b. Any law using race as a basis should be suspected of being an unconstitutional classification, but the burden would be on the one challenging the law to prove it.
c. Any classification based on race would undergo suspect scrutiny during Supreme Court review, and the rule maker would have to prove it was used because of a compelling public interest.
d. Any local, state, or national law using racial criteria was presumed to be unconstitutional unless it could be shown to be both necessary and compelling.


d

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B. sovereignty must be respected. C. treaties must be honored. D. customary practice can become law. E. natural law cannot be broken.

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Which function belongs to the UN General Assembly?

A. controlling embassies B. passing binding resolutions C. electing members of certain UN agencies D. coordinating NATO programs and agencies

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Anabelle is interested in joining a political coalition in her state. Members of the coalition share common values and opinions about political issues in the state

Anabelle believes that by joining the coalition, she will be able to participate actively in political activities of the state. In such a scenario, which of the following will strengthen Anabelle's decision to join the coalition? a. There is a high degree of discord among members of the coalition. b. Anabelle's political ideology is a striking contrast from that of the coalition's ideology. c. Anabelle wants to be a part of a party that is not divided into subgroups. d. Anabelle supports the same candidate for elected office as the coalition.

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The _____, ratified in 1951, prohibited future presidents from being elected to more than two terms

a. Nineteenth Amendment b. Twentieth Amendment c. Twenty-first Amendment d. Twenty-second Amendment

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