The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was struck down by the Supreme Court because, according to their interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment at the time, ______.

A. state laws were allowed to be discriminatory on any basis other than race
B. the protections created by the privileges and immunities clause only applied to the federal government
C. Congress did not have the ability to regulate interstate or intrastate trade
D. its provisions only stopped state governments, not individuals, from discriminating on the basis of race

D. its provisions only stopped state governments, not individuals, from discriminating on the basis of race

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The externalization of costs allows manufacturers to __________

a) pass on the costs of production, use, and disposal to others b) diminish the environmental impact of their activities c) meet union demands for profit sharing d) create alternate mechanisms of cost calculation

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Which of the following is a constitutional duty of the vice president?

A) preside over the Senate B) vote in the Senate if there is a tie C) help to decide whether the president is disabled, and, if so, to serve as acting president D) A, B, and C are correct E) to serve as House speaker

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