Weegy: The Twenty-First Amendment is the only constitutional amendment that was ratified by approval of conventions in three-fourths of the states.
User:
. The idea that people within a state can and should determine the laws within that state is referred to as
A. federalism.
B. state sovereignty.
C. abolitionism.
D. popular sovereignty.
Weegy: The idea that people within a state can and should determine the laws within that state is referred to as popular sovereignty. [smile]
User:
Which one of the following leaders proposed the ideas for the compromise that was eventually adopted in drafting the Constitution?
A. Alexander Hamilton
B. William Paterson
C. Roger Sherman
D. Gouverneur Morris
Weegy: Roger Sherman proposed the ideas for the compromise that was eventually adopted in drafting the Constitution.
User:
What was the main purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?
A. It overturned the Three-Fifths Compromise.
B. It gave women the right to vote.
C. It guaranteed the right to vote regardless of race.
D. It abolished slavery.
Weegy: What was the main purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment? B. It abolished slavery
User:
Suppose you're an attorney. In a case you're presenting to a federal court, you argue that the person you're defending suffered cruel and unusual punishment. Which Amendment of the Constitution should you cite?
A. Amendment III
B. Amendment IV
C. Amendment IX
D. Amendment VIII
Weegy: The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights which prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines or cruel and unusual punishments.
User:
When you buy a U.S. government savings bond, you're doing so under the power given to Congress to
A. print and coin money.
B. levy taxes.
C. regulate ...
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