The Supreme Court declared that, under the law, slaves were not people but private property belonging to their owners in which of the following cases?
a. Fletcherv.Peck(1810)
b. Plessyv.Ferguson(1896)
c. Abrams v.United States(1919)
d. Dred Scottv.Sandford(1857)
d
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Given the changing nature of war, which of the following changes to defense policy would best prepare the United States for future conflict?
a. The military should increase the numbers of armed forces personnel and weaponry, since terrorism focuses on military targets and future wars will bring far more casualties and destruction to the military. b. The military should reduce the number of armed services personnel but increase the number of stealth bomber and fighter pilots, since less face-to-face combat will be required in future wars. c. The military should increase defense spending to build a stronger arsenal of nuclear weapons, since nuclear war will be inevitable. d. The military should reduce the number of armed forces personnel and weaponry, given that armed conflict is becoming less of a threat in the twenty-first century.
Why did the arrest of Gregory Lee Johnson violate the First Amendment rights and the arrest of fifty Austin anti-war protesters not violate the First Amendment?
a. The anti-war protesters were violent; Johnson was not. b. Johnson did not have a microphone but the antiwar protesters did. c. Johnson did not interfere with the rights of other people whereas the protesters disrupted the lives of others. d. Austin police officers are better trained than Dallas police officers. e. There is no difference in the actions; the Supreme Court was arbitrary.
Israel’s Knesset has 120 seats. How many legislative districts does Israel have?
a. 435 b. 1 c. 535 d. 60
In general, the climate of opinion in recent years has
a. become more sharply critical of governmental programs. b. become less supportive of program initiatives. c. tended toward greater public confidence in state and local governments. d. considered public service as not important.