In the 1963 case Sherbert v. Verner the Supreme Court was asked to decide whether Adele Sherbert was unconstitutionally denied unemployment benefits by the state of South Carolina
The state denied the benefits because Sherbert refused to work on Saturdays, something forbidden by her faith. What aspect of the Bill of Rights was primarily at issue in this case?
a. First Amendment, establishment clause
b. First Amendment, free exercise clause
c. First Amendment, freedom of speech
d. Fourteenth Amendment, free exercise clause
e. Fifth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment, due process clause
B
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b. They have both criminal and civil jurisdiction. c. They may, in urban areas, specialize in criminal, civil, or family law. d. Their cases are appealed directly to the Texas Supreme Court. e. All of these statements are true.
Foreign policy could be defined as the sum of the goals, decisions, and actions that govern a nation's relations with the rest of the world
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In a precinct convention in Texas, which of the following determines the allocated number of delegates for each precinct?
a. the total population in Texas b. the support the precinct gave to the party's last candidate for governor c. the recommendations offered by the secretary of the party d. the total number of registered voters attending the current precinct convention
The Allied occupation of Japan ended in
a. 1952. b. 1949. c. 1950. d. 1955. e. 1948.