In Barron v. Baltimore, the Supreme Court ruled that the Bill of Rights
A. did not confer any individual rights to citizens.
B. protected citizens from actions by the state governments only.
C. protected citizens from actions by the national government and state governments.
D. protected citizens from actions by the national government only.
E. could not be limited only to the actions of governments.
Answer: D
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Which of the following statements is consistent with the inferences you could draw from the results shown in Table 1?
A. Increasing wealth increases the likelihood of a transition to democracy.
B. Increasing wealth increases the likelihood of democratic survival.
C. Oil-producing countries are more likely to transition to democracy.
D. Economic growth increases the likelihood of democratic emergence.
E. Oil production has no effect on transitions to democracy.
Ways in which Americans can exercise political influence include all of the following EXCEPT:
a) joining a political organization b) voting c) donating to a political campaign d) not paying attention to elections e) staging a protest