Selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights occurred slowly due to the fact that:
a. the Supreme Court determined civil liberties issues on a case-by-case basis
b. the Supreme Court considered civil liberties issues to be too political
c. the Supreme Court was not willing to consider civil liberties cases until the 1960s
d. all of the Supreme Court justices during the twentieth century relied on an originalist interpretation of the Constitution
Answer: a. the Supreme Court determined civil liberties issues on a case-by-case basis
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a. temporary restraining order (TRO). c. prohibitory injunction. b. ex parte injunction. d. mandatory injunction.
Under what circumstances could Congress modify an established state by, for example, cutting it in half to create a new state?
a. by a two thirds vote b. only with the consent of the established state c. only if all existing states agree to the establishment of the new state d. as long as the Supreme Court concurs