The ratification of which of the following amendments prompted the Supreme Court to begin applying the Bill of Rights to the states?
A. Thirteenth
B. Fourteenth
C. Fifteenth
D. Nineteenth
E. Twenty-first
Answer: B
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A) The ballot contains only the number assigned to the proposed constitutional amendment; it does not contain a description of the amendment. B) The ballot language is not constrained by a prescribed legal style. C) Proposed amendments are always written in ways that promote understanding of what the amendments would accomplish. D) The ballot language of a proposed amendment is often incomprehensible without reading the explanations published in advanced. E) Texas law requires that descriptions of the proposed amendments must be written at a sixth-grade level.
In regards to immigration, Utah, Arizona, South Carolina and Alabama have all passed laws which
A) offer in-state tuition to colleges and universities for undocumented students. B) discourage the residency of undocumented immigrants. C) legally supercede the federal government's position on undocumented immigrants. D) ignore the status of undocumented immigrants, allowing them greater access to housing and education. E) smooths the pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
What type of political body governs a county?
A. county council appointed by the governor B. board of supervisors C. professional county managers with different area specialties D. a council-manager system
Perhaps the most significant fact about primary elections in congressional politics today is
A) ?the stangnation of the primary process. B) ?the banning candidates declared to be "extremist" from party races. C) ?the increasing cost of entry into primaries. D) the increase in competition for party nominations. E) the decline in competition for party nominations.