Many observers could interpret the events of Ferguson, along with the August 5 shooting of John Crawford and the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York, as evidence of ______.
a. escalating black-on-black violence
b. renewed white-on-black hatred
c. systemic police mistreatment of blacks
d. continuous black-on-white crimes
c. systemic police mistreatment of blacks
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According to the text, what distinguishes a public problem from a private problem? a. Public problems must elicit a heated response from at least two major factions
b. Public problems originate as private problems, but need an impassioned advocate to bring them into popular awareness. c. Public problems are any problem deemed worthy of political attention by politicians, whether they are important to the public or not. d. Public problems affect a substantial number of people and have broad effects, including consequences for people not directly involved.
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 affect women’s rights?
a. By focusing on race, it distracted attention from women’s rights. b. It inspired the women’s movement to adopt similar tactics to those of African Americans. c. By banning discrimination on the basis of race, it was understood to do the same for sex discrimination. d. It specifically banned employment discrimination on the basis of sex, as well as race.
Some political scientists have argued against UN peacekeeping interventions on the grounds that __________
a. they may spark more violence and casualties by prolonging civil wars by their neutral orientation. b. they failed to prevent cases of genocide in Rwanda and Sudan by their limited nature c. their peacekeeping record is mixed, suggesting that their designs need to be reconsidered d. the actions are not proactive enough, in that they do not prevent war through any means
Committees and subcommittees of both houses of Congress frequently hold hearings on proposed legislation (bills) and other subjects within the scope of those committees. These hearings
a. represent an opportunity to work through each section of the bill and rewrite to attract majority support. b. are governed by strict rules limiting which amendments members are allowed to offer. c. provide an opportunity to make a record for a particular proposal, evaluate how well a program is working, or simply to generate publicity. d. for members to cast votes for or against a particular piece of legislation in order to claim credit.