In 2010, the Republicans gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while the Democrats maintained control of the Senate, and Barack Obama, a Democrat, was president. This situation is known as

3 Cases in the U.S. Courts of Appeals can come from:

a. federal administrative agencies that lost in a lower court b. state supreme courts c. the U.S. Supreme Court d. the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Why did the Constitution not seriously address the question of civil liberties?

A. The Framers believed that a bill of rights would make the document too controversial and were more interested in its ratification. B. The Framers believed that the federal government would not have enough power to threaten the liberties of citizens. C. The Antifederalists insisted on removing the planned constitutional limitations to limit the scope of federal responsibilities. D. The delegates were not able to engage in bargaining and compromise to reach an agreement on what such protections should look like.