This Constitutional amendment abolished the institution of slavery in the United States.
a. Tenth Amendment
b. Eleventh Amendment
c. Twelfth Amendment
d. Thirteenth Amendment
e. Fourteenth Amendment
Question -2-In____________, the Supreme Court invalidated as a violation of the Contracts Clause an act of the Georgia legislature that rescinded the state's sale of land to private investors.
a. Calder v. Bull (1798)
b. Marbury v. Madison (1803)
c. Fletcher v. Peck (1810)
d. None of the above is true.
Question -3-Pluralism considers interest groups to be good because they
a. provide an effective voice for citizens demands for resources.
b. reduce anxiety among the masses produced by feelings of helplessness.
c. provide stability.
d. All of the above are true.
Question -4-What purpose do courts of appeal serve?
a. Correct any legal mistake made by judges at the district level
b. Correct any legal mistake made by juries at the district level
c. Remove ambiguity and inconsistency in the way the law is carried out
d. Ensure that laws are applied similarly across the nation
e. All of the above
Question -5-The Supreme Court held in _________ that the ex post facto limitation applied only to retroactive criminal statutes and not to laws affecting properly rights or contractual obligations.
a. Calder v. Bull (1798)
b. Marbury v. Madison (1803)
c. Fletcher v. Peck (1810)
d. None of the above is true.
Question -6-According to pluralism, the basic function (s) of interest groups is to _______________________.
a. link individuals and the government
b. enhance well-being by helping people overcome the sense of powerlessness
c. help reduce potentially divisive conflicts in society.
d. all of the above
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