The decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857 overturned what act of Congress?
a. the annexation of Texas
b. the Missouri Compromise
c. the Kansas-Nebraska Act
d. the admittance of Kansas
b. the Missouri Compromise
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Why is budgetmaking an important political power for governors across the country?
a. The legislature must follow the provisions in the governor's budget. b. The governor's budget is extensive and the legislature must approve it by the start of the next fiscal year. c. The governor has fewer institutional powers over the budget than any other area of state governance. d. The amount of state revenue is designated by numerous gubernatorial earmarks throughout the budget.
The incorporation theory
A. provides for congressional oversight into multi-national corporations. B. allows companies to incorporate through government application. C. provides for government oversight to corporations doing business with the government. D. is the view that the provisions of the Bill of Rights are extended to individuals for protection against state actions. E. holds the view that most of the protections of the Bill of Rights apply to foreign government activities through the Fourteenth Amendment.