Texas has a relatively high execution rate despite the fact that
A. a majority of Texas citizens oppose the death penalty.
B. the governor often pardons those sentenced to die.
C. the Supreme Court has banned capital punishment.
D. Texas has likely put innocent people to death.
Answer: D
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A. most of American history. B. no other time in American history. C. the 1960s and 1970s. D. the turn of the 20th century. E. None of these are correct.
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a. the level of income below which a family is officially considered to be poor b. established annually c. a health care program for the elderly d. the federal poverty line e. the basis for determining eligibility for a variety of social programs
In Ratner's view, why is coordinated action on the implementation of international law now "more feasible than in the past"?
a. The Cold War has ended. b. There is now an international criminal court to handle cases of international law. c. States now recognize that without international law, the system is dangerously anarchic. d. The principles of international law are now more widely accepted by the international community. e. As the only superpower in the system, the United States has the power to implement international law unilaterally.
One type of market failure occurs when markets cannot provide for the public good. Explain the two criteria that determine whether a good is private or public.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).