The 1972 Furman decision determined that capital punishment was:
a. racist but necessary to deter future crime.
b. racist and unconstitutional due to the uncontrolled discretion of judges and juries in sentencing.
c. not racist since more blacks than whites committed violent crimes.
d. a just way to deal with all rapists, regardless of race.
b
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The mode can be applied to any set of data at the nominal, ordinal, or interval level of
measurement. a. True b. False
The most effective way to resist power for those who are weak and low in status, power, and resources is
A. education. B. collective disobedience. C. demonstration of revolt. D. indirect confrontation.
Globalization is not a recent phenomenon. Various forms of globalization have existed in the past.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Mary is a real estate agent who makes $100,000 a year. The economy takes a downturn and she loses her job, then her home, and her vehicle. She becomes homeless. This is an example of ______.
A. upward mobility B. relative poverty C. intergenerational mobility D. downward mobility