Legal reactions to drug epidemics have changed over the past few decades. What is an aspect of modern drug laws that did not exist in the 1980s?
A. elimination of stop-and-frisk for suspected drug possession
B. legally mandated treatment for incarcerated addicts
C. maximum sentence reductions
D. implementation of good Samaritan laws
D. implementation of good Samaritan laws
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Television and radio are regulated by the federal government because __________
a. a free press requires the number of broadcast stations to be kept in check b. they are considered dangerous to the spirit of democracy c. the airwaves are public property d. they are specifically regulated by the U.S. Constitution
In The New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964), the Supreme Court ruled that for a statement about a public official to be considered libelous, the plaintiff must prove that the
a. statement was false. b. newspaper did not know the statement was false. c. statement was made with actual malice. d. newspaper refused to publish a correction. e. statement was made only once.
Which statement about income inequality in China is INCORRECT? a. Income inequality today is greater than it was during the Maoist period
b. Economic reform has generally evened out income inequality between rural and urban residents. c. Economic reform has generally evened out income inequality between men and women. d. Although it has greatly enlarged the middle class, economic reform has not created a class of "super-rich." e. Surveys indicate that most Chinese are dissatisfied with the state of egalitarianism in contemporary China.
The development of the first party system uncovered problems in the method of electing the president and vice president. How did the Twelfth Amendment solve these problems?
a. It created the electoral college. b. It dissolved the electoral college. c. It required separate votes for president and vice president. d. It required presidential candidates to be financially sound.. e. It required a popular vote for the President.