A 1998 decision by the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that a law prohibiting the shouting of profanity was an unconstitutional violation of freedom of speech rights because __________
a. any attempt to limit free speech is unconstitutional
b. the court had been taken over by liberal activist judges
c. the law was unevenly enforced
d. the law did not provide guidance on what constituted profanity
d
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What is (are) the Nash equilibrium (equilibria) in the game shown below?
A. D; d
B. none of these
C. U; u
D. D; u
E. U; d
Which of the following best describes scholars who argue that the Tenth Amendment-which provides that the powers not taken by the national government belong to the states-is little more than a truism?
A. They are originalists. B. They point to the powerful combination of the supremacy clause and the elastic clause to support their argument. C. They rely on the Declaration of Independence to maintain their argument. D. They fundamentally misconstrue state constitutions and their reliance on the Tenth Amendment.