According to Figure 15.1 on textbook page 422, Timeline: Milestones in Incorporation of the Bill of Rights, which constitutional amendment was the first to be applied to the states?

When a constitutional convention is called in a particular state, who decides how the delegates will be elected and the extent of the convention's work?

A. the state's electorate B. the state legislature C. the governor D. an independent commission

What type of a judge did Richard Nixon want to appoint to the United States Supreme Court?

A) a judicial activist B) a strict constructionist C) a progressive D) a Harvard law professor E) a liberal