Efforts by states to combat increasing drug use in the 1980s resulted in ______.
a. dramatic increase in the prison population
b. severe decrease in the prison population
c. relatively stable prison population
d. surge in the construction of supermax security prisons
a. dramatic increase in the prison population
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When surveyed, which of the following are regularly identified as ‘first’ priorities by respondents in the EU?
a. employment and stability b. research and development in new technologies c. freedom and ease with which one can travel d. all of these
Political and civil rights are related in that
A. when a country scores high on participatory rights, it is correspondingly low on civil rights. B. a country low on participatory rights is usually high on civil rights. C. there is always a positive correlation. D. there is no significant correlation.
Which one of the following is true of third political parties in the United States?
a. They tend to be competitive with the two major parties. b. They always form around a specific issue. c. They may organize or form around a specific ideology or a specific issue. d. They are usually spoiler parties that influence the outcomes of elections. e. They are highly successful at raising money and winning local elections.
An election in which voters choose between the two top vote-getters in a previous primary when neither received a majority is a(n)
a. open primary. b. closed primary. c. direct primary. d. runoff primary. e. general election.