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
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
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
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