Author Question: Article VI, Section 2 of the Constitution, commonly called the supremacy clause, __________. a. ... (Read 23 times)

Ebrown · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Article VI, Section 2 of the Constitution, commonly called the supremacy clause, __________.

a. blocked the possibility of a tyrannical federal government
b. recast a loose confederation into a more centralized federal system
c. positioned the judiciary as the ultimate arbiter of federal law
d. protected states' rights against a powerful national government

Question 2

Serena is a white, middle-class mother of two, in her mid-fifties, who works as a librarian in the public library system of a large city in the American West.

She tends to support Democratic candidates whose policies provide an economic safety net for those hardest hit by recessions but on occasion will vote Republican when government enforcement of order and traditional values are under siege. Which label best describes Serena's thinking?

a. Serena is a liberal.
b. Serena is an economic liberal and a lifestyle liberal.
c. Serena is an economic conservative and a lifestyle conservative.
d. Serena is an economic liberal and a social conservative.