According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, which of these officers follows the Vice President in the line of presidential succession?
A) president pro tempore of the Senate
B) secretary of state
C) secretary of the treasury
D) Speaker of the House
Answer: D) Speaker of the House
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The __________ clause of the First Amendment prevents Congress from recognizing one church by law as the nation's official church, as Britain had done with the Anglican (Episcopal) Church
A) establishment B) free exercise C) full faith and credit D) interstate commerce E) impartiality
As an arbiter between the rights of the individual and the exercise of power by society, the Supreme Court ______.
a. has sided consistently with individual rights b. has acted in an inconsistent manner across the spectrum of possible positions over the course of American history c. supported government power in the nineteenth century but has been consistently on the side of the individual since then d. leaned toward protection of the individual in the nineteenth century but has consistently favored government power since then e. has generally remained neutral and allowed Congress to decide issues of individual liberty