The bankruptcy code permits states to enact their own exemptions. states that do so may (1) give debtors the option of choosing between federal and state exemptions or (2) the exemptions available under state law are often vis a vis the debtor than those provided by federal law.

The ideal that all people should be treated equally. a. rule of law b. representative government c. limited government the bill of rights and the declaration of rights both seek to protect a. the separation of powers b. personal liberties c. representative government

Which best explains why the supreme court’s decision in plessy v. ferguson was unconstitutional? the supreme court’s ruling allowed states to deny equal protection to any person within its jurisdiction. since the 14th amendment did not make concessions for people born outside the us, the supreme court’s decision could not be applied. the supreme court’s decision gave individual states the freedom to make their own laws in relation to non-whites. since segregation laws did not provide equal protections or liberties to non-whites, the ruling was not consistent with the 14th amendment.

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