Article IV, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution contains the full faith and credit clause. What does this clause guarantee?

a. The states must have full faith that the federal government’s decisions are correct.
b. The federal government is a guaranteed lender to the state governments for operational funds.
c. Each state will abide by the decisions of other state and local governments, including their judicial decisions, and will respect the civil laws of each state.
d. The federal government has the power to mediate disputes among states regarding religion.
e. The federal government is committed to matters of faith and must ensure that the right to religious faith is upheld.

ANS: C

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a. commerce b. supremacy c. full faith and credit d. equal protection

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Because news media outlets, such as television, radio, and newspapers, depend on ratings and readership to secure advertising dollars, a major goal for these media outlets is to

a. use the Internet as much as possible. b. pay their advertising sales representatives as little as possible. c. hire attractive broadcast journalists. d. attract as large an audience as possible. e. report only local stories.

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