The second sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment, which includes both the “equal protection clause” and the “due process clause,” means in part that
a. states are equally protected from the federal government dictating the process through which taxes are paid when due.
b. all persons enjoy the same civil liberties and rights, which the states cannot deny without following reasonable, legally established procedures applied equally to everyone.
c. those who want to challenge something under the U.S. Constitution can do so by filing a case in the nearest U.S. Court of Appeals.
d. all persons enjoy the same civil liberties and rights that the federal government cannot deny without following reasonable procedures established by the states and applied as each state sees fit to all citizens.
b. all persons enjoy the same civil liberties and rights, which the states cannot deny without following reasonable, legally established procedures applied equally to everyone.
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Order the following methods of civic engagement from least to greatest degree of participation:
a.Voting, attending a rally, active membership in an interest group, engaging in protests or civil disobedience b.Attending a rally, engaging in protests or civil disobedience, volunteering, taking a poll c.Signing a petition, joining an interest group, voting, volunteering d.Volunteering, voting, taking a poll, joining an interest group
The frontier era in Texas lasted for four decades and involved battles with Mexico, conflicts with the Native American population, and struggles to conquer a difficult land
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following is NOT an example of public policy?
A) local government raising speed limits B) Texas state government not accepting federal funds for expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act C) state government lowering speed limits D) voters recalling an elected official
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.Contrary to popular belief, civil servants generally perform their jobs as well as or better than people doing similar work in the private sector and they mirror the American public far more accurately than Congress. 2.Savvy bureaucrats design and manage their programs to build support in Congress by producing widely distributed local benefits even when their main purpose is generating diffuse national benefits. 3.Congress pays close attention to what its bureaucratic agents are doing because administrative oversight is a high priority since it helps members win reelection.