Which of the following is NOT true of the current Supreme Court standards dealing with affirmative action?
A) Any quota system created by state or local governments is subject to strict scrutiny.
B) When proving there has been discrimination, it is not enough to show that there is statistical unrepresentation.
C) Using racial preferencing is permitted equally in hiring and laying off workers.
D) Racial preferences used by state or local governments need to first show they are correcting an actual pattern of discrimination.
E) Quotas or preference systems created by federal law will be given greater deference.
C
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a. voided the Mexican constitution b. outlawed the importation of slaves into Texas c. issued a decree banning future Anglo settlements east of the Sabine River d. detainedall Anglo settlers living in Texas
Which of the following was NOT a premise of the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT)?
A) Bilateral negotiations are preferable to multilateral negotiations. B) Free trade benefits global society. C) Governments should minimize their involvement in the market. D) Private economic actors are preferable to governments for conducting and managing international trade.
Consolidation is the
A. shortening the terms of state legislatures B. application of state laws to all local governments C. division of a government into two or more separate units D. union of two or more governmental units to form a single unit E. revision of a state constitution to eliminate obsolete clauses
The authoritarian monarch lives on today ______.
A. in the republics around the world B. as the embodiment of the state C. in Russia D. as a democratic notion