Extinction Is ______________

question 38

Multiple Choice

Extinction is ______________

• A) proceeding more slowly now than at any other time
• B) something that occurs only rarely
• C) always caused by human disturbance
• D) the loss of communities from the planet
• E) the disappearance of a species from Earth

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Definitions:

Police Powers

The capacity of the state to regulate behavior and enforce order within its territory, often exercised to protect a community’s health, safety, and welfare.

Federalism

A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units, like states or provinces.

Equal Protection Clause

A clause in the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that prevents states from denying “the equal protection of the laws” to any citizen. This clause implies that all citizens are created equal.

State's Rights

The political powers reserved for U.S. states by the Constitution, distinct from those delegated to the federal government.