In the past few decades, what manners have states developed to resist the increased authority of the national government?
What will be an ideal response?
While student answers to this question will vary, they should cite many of the following. First, states have been increasingly taxing e-commerce that had traditionally been outside of their state boundaries. Second, they’ve engaged in interstate lobbying to influence national policymakers on issues of importance to them through, for instance, the National Governors Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and the National League of Cities. Third, states have delayed or altered implementation especially of unfunded mandates and categorical grants. Fourth, they have passed non-binding state sovereignty resolutions. Fifth, they have brought the federal government to court, e.g. in United States v. Lopez (1995) and Printz v. United States (1997).
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How did the process of proposing the Equal Rights Amendment resemble that of the Nineteenth Amendment?
a. The same arguments were used against both. b. Both amendments passed Congress but failed to be ratified. c. The same cluster of southern states opposed ratification of both amendments. d. In both cases, women favored the amendments, but men were strongly opposed.
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) and Roe v. Wade (1973) have been extremely important in the development of
a. a constitutional right to privacy. b. a test that can be used to determine what is protected speech. c. American due process. d. the rights of individuals accused of crimes.