According to the Supreme Court in the Civil Rights Cases (1883), why was Congress unable to prohibit discrimination in public accommodations?
a. Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because they involve interstate commerce. –
b. Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because they tend to be owned by private entities.
c. Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because it lacks the authority to spend money without the permission of the states.
d. Congress cannot prohibit discrimination because doing so violates the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
b
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a. the House of Representatives. b. the Senate. c. Congress. d. the president. e. the states.
The New System's Congress is characterized by
A. diffusion and decentralization of power. B. stronger leadership. C. fewer interest groups. D. debate about the legitimacy of government action. E. a smaller government.