In one 1998 case, the Supreme Court ruled that a school system was not liable for the conduct of a teacher who seduced a female student because
A. the student lied to school officials in another proceeding.
B. the student never reported the actions.
C. the teacher left the school just hours after a complaint was filed.
D. school codes regarding teacher-student relations were vague.
E. school codes required several witnesses for harassment complaints.
Answer: B
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A. a marked shift in public opinion. B. the strong support of the American Medical Association (AMA). C. the watering down of the bill to remove the more controversial provisions. D. a Democratic landslide in the 1964 elections. E. a shift in voting patterns on the United States Supreme Court.
Plato's Allegory of the Cave reveals that most citizens are not suited to rule because they:
a. confuse shadows for reality b. mistakenly accept their opinion as truth c. rely on "imagining" or "belief" rather than "knowledge" d. never leave the cave e. All of the above
The major, nationwide impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision was that it ______.
a. motivated African Americans to align themselves with Mexican Americans to bring about school desegregation b. instituted busing to overcome de facto discrimination c. caused school desegregation in the South to move ahead rapidly d. caused many southern whites to move to the North e. served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement
The Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan administration is most closely associated with which of the following barriers to information flow?
a. secrecy b. administrative confidentiality c. small congressional staffs d. large congressional staffs