In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily stopped the states from carrying out capital punishment in large part because of its finding that the death penalty _____
a. invariably violated the Eighth Amendment ban on "cruel and unusual punishment"
b. violated the Fifth Amendment's due process clause
c. was applied in a racially biased manner
d. could not be shown to deter crime
e. violated U.S. obligations under international human rights treaties
c
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When Senator Cranston left office, he took a position as a lobbyist for the real estate industry on K Street. This is an example of __________
a. the revolving door phenomenon b. an iron triangle c. an issue network c. a back-room negotiation
Which of the following interest groups represent the type of influence that President Eisenhower warned against when he described the military-industrial complex?
a. the Brookings Institution b. ethnic lobbies c. national and multinational business and defense firms d. the Council on Foreign Relations e. industry-based lobby groups
Which of these can be considered an example of direct democracy?
a. Citizens voting on a ballot referendum
b. The media openly criticizing elected officials
c. Political candidates from different parties running for office
d. A government holding free and fair elections at regular intervals
In which courts are the vast majority of all cases tried?
a. federal b. supreme c. constitutional d. state