"Hate crimes" legislation _____
a. was not passed in Texas due to substantial opposition
b. applies to first-degree and capital murder cases
c. increased penalties for crimes motivated by hostility to race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation
d. was rejected because the law would be punishing the thought behind the crime rather than the crime itself
e. none of these
c
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From the 1890s through the mid-1930s the U.S. Supreme Court frequently interpreted the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as a substantive limitation on
a. freedom of speech b. federal criminal prosecutions c. economic regulation by the states d. voting rights
Political protests are __________
a. conventional and illegal b. dramatic and unconventional c. subtle and effective d. casual and violent
The Constitution of Coahuila y Tejas __________.
A. formally incorporated Texas into the Republic of Mexico for the first time B. was the foundation of the Republic of Texas and Coahuila C. was the constitution established by the Spanish in 1827 D. established a unicameral legislature for the Mexican state that combined Coahuila and Texas
A resolution requiring the House and the Senate to agree by simple majority and usually requiring approval by the governor is called a(n)
A) executive resolution. B) concurrent resolution. C) simple resolution. D) joint resolution.