Which statement best summarizes the pertinent question of civil rights?
A) Laws cannot make distinctions among people.
B) Laws cannot discriminate.
C) Laws must treat everyone equally.
D) Laws can treat different people differently, but such differences must be reasonable.
E) Laws can discriminate as long as they do not make distinctions.
D
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a. found in different religions. b. a direct result of economic differences. c. "sown in the nature of man." d. easily recognizable. e. non-threatening.
According Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray, the authors of the controversial book The Bell Curve, highest average IQ scores are found among
A. Whites B. African-Americans C. Asian-Americans D. none of the above
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a. caucus. b. Australian ballot. c. direct primary. d. plurality vote. e. general election.
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a. face validity. b. concurrent validity. c. predictive validity. d. discriminant validity.