The segregationist Birmingham police commissioner who used police dogs in his attempt to suppress demonstrations in that city was
A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Stokely Carmichael.
C) Jesse Jackson.
D) Eugene "Bull" Connor.
E) Jimmy Wilson.
D
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Explain the doctrine of preemption
Answer:
Which of the following statements is true of the functions of the attorney general in Texas?
a. He or she cannot initiate criminal prosecutions. b. He or she cannot protect consumers from deceptive trade practices. c. He or she cannot investigate unfair and anticompetitive practices of businesses. d. He or she cannot enforce child support payments.
Which of the following is an example of the free-rider (or collective goods) problem?
a. an elected official accepting bribes from an interest group b. an environmental group struggling to raise funds for a "clean air" campaign c. an environmental group disagreeing on what policy goals to pursue d. a political action committee contributing to candidates from both major political parties
Suppose a company wants to build a factory that will dump pollutants into the river. The company needs certain permissions from the government and wants tax breaks because they are bringing in jobs. The community is very much against this new environmental hazard and protests loudly. Many citizens are calling their state and federal legislators to say they don’t want the factory to be built. If the neopluralist philosophy holds true, which of the following is likely to happen?
a. Because business interests are privileged, the company will receive the permissions and tax breaks it is seeking. b. The citizens will soon tire of arguing against the inevitable and will reconcile themselves to the factory. c. To effect this change, these citizens will need to band together with a large, wealthy environmental lobbying group. d. Because the public cares so much about the issue, politicians may be reluctant to defy their constituents