______ states prohibit school bus drivers from any cell phone use while driving.

What was the Supreme Court's rationale in the Civil Rights Cases (1883) for why Congress could not prohibit discrimination in public accommodations?

a. Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because they involve interstate commerce. b. Congress can only regulate government discrimination, not discrimination by private individuals. c. Congress cannot prohibit discrimination because doing so violates the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. d. Congress cannot prohibit discrimination because there was insufficient evidence that discrimination exists.

Which of the following trends characterized the presidency of Vladimir Putin when he took over from Yeltsin in 2000?

A. Putin focused his presidency on restoring the power of the Russian central government. B. Putin sought to re-establish the authority of the subnational governments over the central government. C. Putin signed agreements with many regional leaders, giving each special privileges, subsidies, or exemptions from federal laws. D. In that period, regional leaders were freed to a large degree from having to follow the dictates of the president. E. In that period, legislation to increase regional governors' influence over federal tax revenue was introduced.