When California passed a law in 1992 that limited the cash welfare benefit to new residents to the same level of benefits they had been receiving in the state from which they moved, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the law:
a. violated the supremacy clause
b. violated the Fourteenth Amendment
c. violated the full faith and credit clause
d. violated the privileges and immunities clause
Answer: d. violated the privileges and immunities clause
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Which of the following statements is NOT true about the sunset review process?
a. It requires most state agencies to be reviewed every twelve years. b. Ten of the twelve members of the Sunset Advisory Commission are members of the Texas Legislature. c. The Sunset Advisory Commission develops a report on each agency and holds a public meeting concerning the agency. d. If the Sunset Advisory Commission takes no action, the agency is renewed automatically. e. The Sunset Advisory Commission can recommend that an agency be continued, reorganized, or merged with another agency.
According to Richard F. Fenno, Jr., most voters tend to
a. dislike their member of Congress but like Congress. b. like their member of Congress but dislike Congress. c. like both their member of Congress and Congress. d. dislike both their member of Congress and Congress.