Under the federal three strikes provision, the punishment for individuals who had two or more prior convictions, of which at least one was a serious felony, was ______.
A. no more than 5 years
B. a minimum of 15 years
C. 25 years to life
D. mandatory life imprisonment
D. mandatory life imprisonment
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In America's constitutional system, ultimate authority to interpret the Constitution is vested in which of the following?
a. Congress b. The president c. The U.S. Supreme Court d. The states e. The bureaucracy
Why might the growing importance and number of international institutions be puzzling to a political realist?
a. Realism assumes that humans are fundamentally uncooperative by nature. b. The institutions that have emerged are not of the type that realism would predict. c. Realists posit a world dominated by sovereign states in which international institutions serve no purpose. d. A realist would not be puzzled by this because international institutions play an important role in realist theory. e. A realist would be puzzled because these international institutions appear to have had a significant impact on the distribution of capabilities across the system.
China's judicial system:
a. is modeled after the British and American judicial systems. b. has a supreme court and appellate courts. c. has no system for judicial review. d. is independent from Communist party oversight.
Is hunger in the world a result of
A shortfall in the global food supply The growth of the world’s population beyond the food supply The uneven distribution of the world’s food supply The steady decline in the world’s food supply