Why did the Supreme Court rule in the late nineteenth century that the Fourteenth Amendment did not immediately guarantee all citizens protection under national law?

a. Because the Court ruled that states had no responsibility to follow national law.
b. Because the Court ruled that slaves were considered property.
c. Because the Court ruled that equal protection under the law was at odds with other sections of the Constitution.
d. Because the Court ruled that equal protection under the law only applied to national government actions.


Answer: d. Because the Court ruled that equal protection under the law only applied to national government actions.

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Fill in the blank with the correct words.

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a. created the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and the Civil Service Commission (CSC). b. delegated all personnel administration and collective bargaining responsibilities to agencies. c. streamlined disciplinary procedures, except for dismissal procedures. d. strengthened protections for “whistle-blowers”. e. none of the above.

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Scattergrams can determine linear relationships. A positive relationship

A) is not possible. B) is circular in shape. C) looks like a diagonal line that begins in the lower left and goes to the upper right. D) looks like a diagonal line that begins in the upper left and goes to the lower right.

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The main problem with the social security program is that ______.

A. it will soon run out of money since, as a welfare program, it is politically unpopular B. it will soon run out of money to pay benefits because too few workers will be paying into the system C. it will soon run out of money; it’s financed through taxes at a time when governments are reducing taxes D. it will soon run out of money because of the increase in employed workers trying to access benefits

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