Crime is disproportionately committed by certain members of certain groups within the population. All but which of the following may explain some of the reasons for this distribution?
a. The desire of some men to "come to the rescue" of women in social situations
b. The particular culture of street life in the black community
c. Failure of some young men to learn the kinds of assertive behavior appropriate in society
d. Racial prejudice among some law enforcement agencies or personnel
e. Law enforcement personnel awareness that whites are typically more able to retain competent legal assistance
A
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Which statement about China's noncommunist "democratic parties" is INCORRECT?
a. Each represents a particular group in Chinese society. b. Although they do provide advice to the Chinese Communist Party on nonpolitical matters, they also accept the "guidance" of the party, meaning that they do not challenge it for power nor contest policy. c. All were established after the founding of the People's Republic of China. d. Collectively, they have a membership of just over half-a-million. e. Individual members of these parties may assume important government roles but politically the parties themselves are insignificant.
The first partisan political division in the United States was between
A. the Democrats and the Republicans. B. the Whigs and the Democrats. C. the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. D. the Whigs and the Tories. E. the Whigs and the Republicans.
Which Supreme Court case found that the power to accept territories into the Union as free or slave was not an enumerated power of Congress?
a. Marbury v. Madison b. Plessy v. Ferguson c. Dred Scott v. Sandford d. Brown v. Board of Education
The years 1860–1928 saw the ascendency of which party?
a. Democratic-Republicans b. Democrats c. Federalists d. Republicans e. Whigs