If a governor wants to veto a particular section of an appropriations bill, he or she would implement a(n) ________ veto
A) pocket
B) item
C) initiative
D) amicus
E) recess
B
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While shopping with her mother in Arnold's Super Market, eight-year-old Janet was allowed to roam around freely. Without her mother's knowledge, Janet opened a jar of jelly and spilled the contents on the floor. Two hours later while intently watching a good-looking butcher, a shopper named Bernadette slipped on the jelly and broke her leg. Bernadette sued the supermarket. Since Bernadette was
looking at the butcher and not where she was going, the following defense might be successfully asserted against her: a. Imputed negligence c. Contributory negligence b. Proximate cause d. Negligence per se
Which of the following provides one explanation for why the federal government has been involved in education?
a. The federal government has responded to criticisms of U.S. educational performance. b. The federal government has left all educational matters to the states. c. The federal government has left all educational matters to the local governments. d. Private schools now outnumber public schools in the United States. e. U.S. student performance in math and science now exceeds nearly every other developed nation.
All of the following are reasons why liberals are dubious about using the criminal justice system as the main response to crime EXCEPT:
a) When crimes are bred by social conditions, more police and prisons are likely to be ineffective since they ignore the root of the problem. b) It is morally questionable to punish someone for something that may not be caused by circumstances out of the person's control. c) Excessive concentration on punishment leads to a substantial negative social cost. d) Only consequences that are swift, severe, and certain can deter crime
The Constitution protects the right to all of the following EXCEPT
A) trial by jury. B) freedom of expression. C) freedom of press. D) freedom of assembly. E) free public education.