Critics of the universal jurisdiction for human rights violations contend that
a. leaving enforcement to national courts leads to inconsistencies.
b. fear of being held accountable will lead despots to cling to their power.
c. the United States is attempting to control the global agenda again.
d. state sovereignty should be eroded.
B
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The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution:
A) stated that voting rights could not be abridged on account of race. B) guaranteed equal protection to all citizens under the law. C) held that voting rights would not be denied on account of sex. D) granted freedom to slaves. E) granted the right to keep and bear arms.
Which of the following statements about the relationship between politics and the economy is correct?
A. Government actions constrict economic growth. B. The government has significant impact on the economy while economic actors are unlikely to have major impact on the political system. C. The government has significant impact on the economy and economic actors can have major impact on the political system. D. Politics and economics are "divorced from each other."
California has a ______ executive, in which power is ______.
A. plural; split among several Constitutional officers B. unitary; concentrated in the governor alone C. singular; split between the governor and the department heads he appoints D. none of these