Which of the following reversed the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?
A) the Dred Scott case
B) the Civil Rights Cases of 1883
C) Roe v. Wade
D) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
E) McCulloch v. Maryland
Question -2-Thomas Jefferson hoped the Declaration of Independence would be
a. a link to Britain.
b. left out of world affairs.
c. an inspiration to others to strive for self-government.
d. understood merely as a justification for rebellion in 1776.
e. published anonymously.
Question -3-When the U.S. government adjusts the amount of money in circulation in order to alter credit markets and employment, it is relying on ________ policy to influence the economy.
A) political
B) monetary
C) fiscal
D) regressive
E) collateral
Question -4-In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court did which of the following?
A) upheld a Jim Crow law of the state of Louisiana
B) ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 is unconstitutional
C) declared that black Americans are not citizens under the United States Constitution
D) declared de facto segregation to be unconstitutional
E) allowed the national government to develop plans for integration within a generation
Question -5-Fiscal policy is the use of __________ to affect changes in economic activity.
A) the money in circulation
B) taxing and government spending
C) interest rates
D) the courts
E) legislative precedents
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