The Texas prison system was declared unconstitutional in the Ruiz v. Estelle case in 1980
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: True
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, some commentators speculated on the reasons why the government was so slow in coming to the aid of victims, notably African Americans who lived in the poverty-stricken lower Ninth Ward
What may have been their reason for doing so? What will be an ideal response?
By welcoming new groups into their ranks, parties __________
a. establish a monocultural dependence on the party system b. rob those groups of their individual interests and concerns c. give those groups a pragmatic and psychological stake in the political system d. enhance political hegemony by disenfranchising voters outside of these groups
Foreign policy analysis switches the understanding of how states behave in the international arena from a focus on states to a focus on the ______.
a. environmental impact on the foreign policy approach in each country b. military influence on the foreign policy approach of each country c. people and groups that make foreign policy decisions in each country d. economic forces that drive the foreign policy decisions of each country
Figure 2.3
According to Figure 2.3, one check the judicial branch has on the legislative branch is
A. approval of federal judges. B. judicial review of statutes. C. power to pardon. D. overriding of vetoes.