Which statement best summarizes the result of the withdrawal of federal protection
during Reconstruction in South Carolina?
a. Over time, those who had governed South Carolina prior to the Civil War
returned to power to control the state.

b. Without the presence of federal troops to offer protection, the Republican Party was able to take control of the state.

c. After federal troops left South Carolina, old Confederate military units were reformed under different names.

d. Once federal protection was withdrawn, the d. Reconstruction Amendments were
nullified in South Carolina.

Aplaintiff filed a civil action based on negligence against a defendant in federal district court, alleging that the defendant negligently ran a red light at an intersection and collided with the plaintiff's vehicle, causing the plaintiff's injuries. a week after the close of discovery, the plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment on the issue of whether the defendant was negligent. with the motion, the plaintiff filed (i) his own sworn affidavit, which stated that the traffic signal was green as he entered the intersection, (ii) an affidavit of a witness who was driving the car behind him, which stated that the witness saw the entire incident and that the plaintiff's traffic signal was green as he approached and entered the intersection; and (iii) an affidavit of another witness, which stated that she saw the entire incident and that the defendant's signal had been red for several seconds before the defendant entered the intersection and was still red when the defendant entered the intersection. the defendant filed a response to the motion, noting that her answer denied negligence and further denied that her traffic signal was red, and argued that the issue of negligence and the issue of whether her traffic signal was red were in dispute, so those issues should be tried to a jury. how should the court rule on the plaintiff's motion?

Which statement best completes the diagram of the ways the different branches of government can limit each other's powers?

Which principle do modern democracies share with ancient athens? a. all people deserve equal rights. b. there should be no taxation without representation. c. people should vote on all matters that concern them. d. people should have a voice in government.