The Bill of Rights
a. immediately prevented state governments from depriving their residents of rights.
b. was ratified by nearly every state by December 1789.
c. ensures the protection of individuals from the national government.
d. was derived from the political beliefs of George Washington.
c
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a. because benefits are distributed automatically to citizens who qualify, based on a set of guidelines b. because they are benefits available only to the working poor in the United States c. because they are benefits funded through the Title 9 section of the 1965 Civil Rights Act d. because they are benefits that are distributed on a case-by-case basis to select citizens in extreme need
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A. An independent variable in both studies B. A dependent variable in both studies C. An independent variable in Study A and a dependent variable in Study B D. A dependent variable in Study A and an independent variable in Study B
_________ proceedings are based on legal process, rather than fact
a. Civil b. Jeopardy c. Appellate d. Criminal e. Original