A member of Congress gives a speech stating that the crime rate was once low, but it has been on the rise in recent decades. According to Deborah Stone, this is an example of a

a. story of decline.
b. story of helplessness.
c. story of control.
d. conspiracy story.


a. story of decline.

Political Science

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County courts-at-law have jurisdiction for all of the following except

A) the handling of both civil and criminal cases. B) civil jurisdiction involving cases over $100,000. C) for criminal jurisdiction, which includes misdemeanors not handled in justice of the peace and municipal courts. D) probate of wills.

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n what way did Russia at the turn of the 20th century differ from Marx’s idea of where socialist revolution would take place?

What will be an ideal response?

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The short-lived __________ Party nominated Robert La Follette of Wisconsin for the presidency in 1924, but carried only La Follette's home state and ceased to nominate candidates in 1925

A) Populist B) Reform C) Progressive D) Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) E) American Independence

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“Cohabitation” in the French semipresidential system refers to

a. having two executives: a president and a prime minister b. a cabinet with representatives of different political parties c. instances in which the president and prime minister are from different parties d. the embedding of national political systems in an international system

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