1954: In Hernandez v Texas, the Supreme Court rules that trying a defendant before a jury that deliberately excludes members of the
defendant's ethnic group violates the equal protection clause.
1960: In Boynton v. Virginia, the Supreme Court rules that arresting an
African American passenger for using a 'whites-only" bus station
violates the Interstate Commerce Act, which forbids discrimination in
interstate transportation.
2015: In Obergefeld v. Hodges the Supreme Court rules that state laws
forbidding same-sex marriage violate the equal protection clause.
What do the events in this timeline suggest about how the Supreme Court
has protected the civil rights of minority groups?
A. It has protected the civil rights of racial minorities but not others.
B. It has based its protections on the First Amendment.
C. It has protected civil rights using the Fourteenth Amendment and
other laws.
O D. It has limited civil rights using only the Fourteenth Amendment.

Congress checks on the power of the presidency by overriding a presidential reversal or veto. debating the bill in both of the houses. making laws without presidential review. sending the bill back to several committees

Ahusband who believed that his wife was having an affair with his brother hired an arsonist to burn down the brother's house. they planned for the husband to take his brother to a ballgame so that the arsonist would be able to set the house on fire without detection. after the husband and brother left for the ballgame, however, the arsonist decided to abandon the plan and immediately left town without doing anything further. when the husband returned from the ballgame with the brother, he saw the house still standing and blurted out what was supposed to have happened. the husband and the arsonist were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit arson. at the arsonist's trial, his attorney argued that he was innocent of the conspiracy because he decided not to go ahead with the plan, and nothing criminal had in fact occurred.at common law, how should a jury find the arsonist? a not guilty of conspiracy, because going to a ballgame is not a criminal overt act.b not guilty of conspiracy, because the husband, not the arsonist, committed the overt act.c guilty, because the husband executed his part of the plan.d guilty, because the arsonist agreed to set the brother's house on fire.

Which of the following people would a member of congress most likely contact for information on pending revenue legislation? a) a bureaucrat in a foreign government's revenue service. b) the host of a popular talk show c) the staff at one of the congressional support agencies d) athletes on a professional sports team form a major city