In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the death penalty had been applied in a cruel, arbitrary, and racist manner by the states

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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A credible concession in exchange for a credible counterterrorism assistance __________ the probability that hard-liners defeat the government.

a. increases b. decreases c. does not change d. sometimes increases and sometimes decreases

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The great compromise incorporated into the U.S. Constitution illustrates the __________

a. reason for the separation of powers b. dynamic that led to a bicameral legislature c. unique, coequal role carved out for the judicial branch d. logic behind making the upper house of the legislature weaker

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According to Gallup Poll data, about half of Americans feel that the news media have a(n) _________ bias

A) ?conservative B) ?libertarian C) ?liberal D) ?corporate-leaning E) undetectable

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Which of the following kinds of validation weighs the ability of indicators to distinguish one concept from another?

a.) pragmatic b.) convergent c.) external d.) discriminant

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