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jazziefee

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In the case of Serrano v. Priest the Supreme Court of the state of California ruled that
 
  A) a system of financing public schools through local property taxes invidiously discriminates against the poor because it makes the quality of a child's education dependent on where he/she lives.
  B) Congress may not take away an American's citizenship unless the person voluntarily renounces it.
  C) the government may not wiretap domestic groups without first procuring a search warrant from a judicial officer.
  D) a state may not try a person twice for the same offense.
  E) the state could no longer raise a person's property taxes.

Question 2

Sunshine laws require agencies to
 
  A) conduct their business regularly in public session.
  B) conclude work after five years unless Congress grants the agency an extension.
  C) hold at least half of their public meetings outside of Washington, DC.
  D) fill at least 40 percent of upper-level positions within an agency with women or ethnic minorities.
  E) develop policies to reduce their impact on the environment by going green.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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