When a husband murders his wife for straying from socially accepted sexual roles, it is called______.
a. honor-killing
b. genocide
c. second-generation rights abuse
d. apartheid
a. honor-killing
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What is the principal difference between the experiences of African Americans and the experiences of newcomers from Africa and the Caribbean?
A. Newcomers are often exploited, while African Americans are able to avoid exploitation. B. Newcomers are allowed to adjust their status, while African Americans hold a permanently low status. C. Newcomers must face the difficult process of assimilation, while African Americans do not. D. Newcomers often have higher income and education levels than African Americans.
What was the basis for the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that upheld the constitutionality of a state law requiring segregated railroad facilities?
a. Former slaves are not entitled to full citizenship rights because they did not immigrate to the United States willingly. b. Former slaves are not entitled to full citizenship rights because they were considered property under the law. c. The Constitution does not prohibit segregation; it only mandates equal protection under the law. d. Railroad transportation involves interstate commerce, which is regulated by Congress; there is no provision in federal law that prohibits segregation.
Which of the following statements is true of the president's veto power?
A. If the president does not send a bill back to Congress after ten congressional working days, the bill is killed for that session of Congress. B. Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote by the members present in each chamber. C. The president can override a congressional veto by a two-thirds majority vote from his or her political party. D. If the president signs a bill within ten congressional working days after the bill is submitted, the result is a pocket veto. E. The result of a presidential veto override by Congress is that the bill is reintroduced in the next session of Congress.
A research design that contains both between participants and within participants variables is called a
a. mixed design b. factorial design c. combination design d. double variable design