What is the significance of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
a. It gave blacks the right to vote.
b. It gave blacks rights to full citizenship. -
c. It outlawed violent response to demonstrations and protests.
d. It declared "separate but equal" that came from the Plessy decision unconstitutional.
d
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What is the primary aim of whistle-blower protection laws?
A. to encourage public employees to report mistakes and intentional wrongdoings in their agencies B. to force state agencies to be reviewed periodically by the state legislature C. to minimize industry influence over regulatory agencies D. to guard against gender and sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace
What can you say about how you expect the two factions to act if they were to play this game?
In the strategic game shown in Figure 1, below, the military in some unidentified country is split between those who wish to intervene in the political system and launch a coup (overthrowing the civilian government) and those who wish to maintain their apolitical position as members of the armed forces. Both military factions prefer that the military act as a cohesive unit, however.
A. I would expect both players to launch a coup.
B. I would expect both players to stay out.
C. I would expect the interveners to launch a coup and the professional faction to stay out.
D. I would expect either A or B above would occur, but the game doesn’t allow me to say anything about which one is more likely.
Why was the election of 1800 a pivotal event for constitutional developments in the United States?
A. It was the first time presidential elections were conducted under the Twelfth Amendment. B. Had power not been transferred peacefully, it would have put the integrity of the Constitution in doubt and future politicians would have a prisoner's dilemma of abiding by the rules or reneging. C. The concerns over the transition of power illustrated the trade-offs between transaction costs and conformity costs. D. The questions surrounding the peaceful transfer of power raised important questions about the tragedy of the commons and the willingness of the defeated party to use arcane constitutional moves to protect their power.
Nigeria’s government after independence followed which type of electoral democracy?
A. British style B. French style C. Dutch style D. German style