___________ enables a court to review a custodial situation and order the release of an individual who is found to have been illegally incarcerated
a. The Writ of Mandamus
b. Bills of Attainder
c. The Writ of Habeas Corpus
d. Ex Post Facto laws
C
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Which of the following is true regarding the relation between civic cultures and political equality?
A. The more a political culture values equality, the more it is predisposed to democracy. B. Citizenship offers more privileges to deserving citizens of a society, while it ignores passive citizens by giving them no rights and duties. C. In civic cultures, citizens consider themselves to be superior to the law. D. The more a political culture values equality, the more prone it is to have a despotic form of government. E. The lesser a political culture values equality, the more inclined it is toward a democratic form of government.
Personalistic dictatorships are often characterized by which of the following?
A. strong parties, strong militaries, and weak leaders B. free press, competitive elections, and multipartism C. weak press, strong secret police, and arbitrary uses of force
______ are often used to determine hiring and promotion opportunities.
a. Partisan loyalties b. Civil service exams c. Competitions d. Union memberships
In what case was it determined that any discrimination, even when its purpose is to help, must be subject to strict scrutiny?
A) Adarand B) Bakke C) Plyler v. Doe D) United Steelworkers v. Weber E) Richmond v. Croson