Which statement explains why justice kennedy found

the rfra unconstitutional?

rfra is not a proper exercise of congress' enforcement

power because it contradicts vital principles necessary to

maintain separation of powers and the federal-state



all told, rfra is a considerable congressional intrusion

into the states traditional prerogatives (rights) and

general authority to regulate for the health and welfare of

their citizens.

justice kennedy

opinion of the court

boerne v. flores

it violated the first amendment and intruded on

religious freedom

o it upheld the first and fourteenth amendments.

o it violated separation of powers and intruded on

states' rights

it was a state law that took power away from the

federal government

All of the following quotes are examples of foreshadowing from the swimming contest except

Which statement best paraphrases these sentences from the text

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance