Which one of the following is true with respect to the Fourteenth Amendment and the application of the Bill of Rights upon the states?
a. Selective incorporation has taken place through the equality clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
b. Selective incorporation has expanded the power of the states to infringe upon civil liberties.
c. Selective incorporation began with the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1791.
d. Selective incorporation has applied only the First Amendment to the states.
e. Selective incorporation has guaranteed many of the provisions of the Bill of Rights against infringement by state and local governments.
E
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Which of the following statements about congressional oversight of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert activities is TRUE?
A) ?Congress has no authority to disapprove of such activities. B) ?Congress must approve of activities that involve political assassination. C) ?Congress must approve of activities that involve military expenditures. D) ?Congress has blanket authority to approve or disapprove of such activities. E) ?Congress must approve any activities that will extend more than sixty days.
In the American system of political culture, the emphasis in economic equality tends to be on which of the following?
a. equality of outcome b. equality of income c. equality of performance d. equality of opportunity