In 1833, in the case of Barron v. Baltimore, the Supreme Court reasoned that the whole thrust of the Bill of Rights was ______.
A. directed exclusively at restraining state power
B. directed at restraining federal and state power equally
C. advisory in nature, directed at neither the national government nor the states
D. directed exclusively at restraining the power of the national government
Answer: D
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a. Taiwan and Hong Kong. b. Hong Kong and Macau. c. Macau and Taiwan. d. Shanghai and Hong Kong. e. Shanghai and Macau.
What is the major difference between a collective security agreement and an alliance?
a. Collective security protects against aggression from anyone in the world; alliances protect against aggression by alliance members. b. Collective security agreements protect against aggression from member states; alliances protect against aggression from states outside the alliance. c. Collective security agreements require members to provide economic support to each other; alliances only require military support. d. Collective security agreements are temporary; alliances are permanent.