If the midterm elections in 2010 had created a Republican-controlled Congress, the resulting situation would be called a
a. midterm shift.
b. unified government.
c. divided government.
d. separation of powers.
e. continental divide.
Question 2
The Supreme Court has never held that the right to drive an automobile is a fundamental right. May government restrict an individual's right to drive a car?
a. No. The Constitution protects the right to own and use property.
b. Yes, if government can show that a restriction fulfills a legitimate public purpose.
c. Yes, but only if government can demonstrate a compelling public interest to restrict an individual's right to drive a car.
d. State governments can restrict the right to drive an automobile, but the national government cannot.
e. No. The Twenty-sixth Amendment specifically addresses the right to drive a car.
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