In times of crisis, the French president has the constitutional authority to rule as a de facto dictator for what period of time?
a. Six months
b. One year
c. Eighteen months
d. Two years
e. The remainder of his term, however long that may be
a
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a. commission b. mayor-manager c. mayor-council d. mayor-commission e. council- manager
The process of determining how many representatives a district will elect to the House of Representatives, based on U.S. Census population figures, is referred to as
a. proctoring. b. redistricting. c. redistributing. d. apportionment. e. gerrymandering.
Women taking part in the Integrated Holistic Approach Urban Development Project have helped to subsidize health and sanitation services in slums by __________.
A. working closely with the government to bring in extra funding B. working with the government to lower tax rates on firms providing these services C. organizing income-producing businesses and using the profits to enhance these services D. allowing for greater efficiency in these services by reducing operating costs
In Mapp v. Ohio (1961), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a. illegally seized evidence cannot be used in court, but that ruling has recently been interpreted in morepermissive ways
b. all accused persons have a constitutional right to counsel. c. the state of Ohio's death penalty statute was unconstitutional. d. the death penalty did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.