Prison overcrowding is argued to be a violation of the ______ Amendment.

A. First
B. Fourth
C. Sixth
D. Eighth


D. Eighth

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The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve was in favor of more regulation of the financial sector after the financial crisis

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Jim Crow laws are those that

A) established slavery and contract law regulating the slave trade. B) justified slavery and set specific codes for the behavior of slaves. C) the North enforced in the South during the Reconstruction era. D) were enacted by southern whites in the late nineteenth century to establish segregation policies. E) sought to end segregation by bringing the races into closer contact with one another.

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To ensure an organized government, what must a constitution accomplish? a. Clarify who are the major officials of the government

b. Determine how major officials of the government are elected. c. Establish what the relationships are among those charged with governmental functions. d. Ensure that major officials do not have discretion to determine whether constitutional provisions apply to given situations e. All of these must be accomplished by a constitution.

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Farmers were once among the most powerful groups in the United States

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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