How might the Supreme Court decisions in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), involving segregated railroad facilities, and in Bradwell v. Illinois (1873), involving the admission of women to the law profession, be seen as similar in retrospect?
a. Both decisions might be viewed as upholding important constitutional principles.
b. Both decisions might be viewed as positive turning points in the history of American jurisprudence.
c. Both decisions might be viewed as hindering the civil rights of racial or ethnic majorities.
d. Both decisions might be viewed as troubling missed opportunities for the Supreme Court to protect civil rights.
d
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a. spin b. infotainment c. investigative reporting d. objective journalism
When comparing the following two distributions, which of the following statements is true?
Data Set #1: 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 Data Set #2: 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 a) Data Set #1 has a smaller mean than Data Set #2. b) Data Set #1 has a larger standard deviation than Data Set #2. c) Both data sets have the same range. d) The mean is larger than the median in both data sets.
State governments do not have
a. four to eight agencies controlled by officials elected statewide. b. a significant drop in state government employment. c. widespread presence of item vetoes. d. the presence of many departments that report to boards or commissions rather than to the governor.
To win a "first-past-the-post" election, a candidate needs __________
a. to win a two-thirds majority of votes b. to win more votes than anyone else c. more than half of the votes d. to win with enough votes to ensure victory in the subsequent run-off election