In the contemporary United States, someone who makes $35,000 a year pays a 10% rate on their first $9,325 dollars, and a 15% rate on the rest of their income. This is an example of a(n)

In 2008, Congress passed __________ to help stabilize banks and the financial industry

Fill in the blank with the correct words.

In a lone dissenting opinion in Mistretta v. United States, Justice _____ asserted that the separation of powers principle had been violated, concluding that the new Sentencing Commission amounted to a "junior varsity Congress with extensive lawmaking power."

a. Lewis Powell b. Anthony Kennedy c. Antonin Scalia d. Clarence Thomas