Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announced her retirement from the Supreme Court in 2005. Justice O’Connor was considered to be

a. a reliably conservative vote on the Court.
b. a reliably liberal vote on the Court.
c. a key swing vote on the Court.
d. liberal on economic issues before the Court, but moderately conservative on civil liberties issues.


c. a key swing vote on the Court.

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Which of the following scholars’ arguments about successful democratic consolidation can be summarized as “no bourgeoisie, no democracy?”

A. Carles Boix B. Samuel Huntington C. Barrington Moore D. Daron Acemoglu

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Groups such as students, prison inmates, employees, military personnel, the homeless, and other groups that may not be fully capable of giving consent freely are called __________

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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