In what two ways does the Constitution protect civil rights?
a. by declaring that all people are created equal and stating that all are equally entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
b. by ensuring that government officials do not discriminate against citizens and by granting federal and state governments power to protect citizens against discrimination by private individuals
c. by granting the states the power to ignore any federal laws that the states find are discriminatory against the particular people living in that state
d. by declaring that all people, men and women, black and white, are created equal, and that all forms of discrimination are wrong, whether political, social, or religious
Answer: b
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A. Arab invaders would have introduced Islam to Persia. B. The Achaemenid Empire would have remained the largest empire in the ancient world. C. The Persian Empire would have flourished and expanded even further. D. The Sassanid Empire would have risen. E. The nation would have witnessed the fall of the Achaemenid Empire.
The prime minister in a parliamentary system can be forced to resign through
a. impeachment b. vote of no confidence c. coercion d. revolution from above
Which court case mandates that both houses of a state legislature represent the population on a one-person, one-vote basis?
a. Reynolds v. Sims (1964) b. Baker v. Carr (1962) c. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) d. Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)
Why do we have to rely on operational definitions to study abstract hypothetical constructs?
What will be an ideal response?