The American common law evolved from which legal system?
A.) the Indian legal system
B.) the British legal system
C.) the French legal system
D.) the Canadian legal system
Ans: B.) the British legal system
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a. college students b. low-income voters c. parents of young children d. political parties
Bureaucratic departments that use resources efficiently
a. are rewarded with increases in budgets and responsibilities. b. are the prime sources of promotions within a bureaucracy. c. are often privatized because of their efficiency. d. run the risk of having their budgets cut. e. are non-existent.
How did the UN General Assembly react to Nazi and Japanese actions during World War II?
a. It revoked Germany's and Japan's membership. b. It adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. c. It authorized a relocation program for refugees displaced by the fighting. d. It sent UN troops to oversee the political reorganization of Germany and Japan.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. People who feel threatened by cultural integration frequently try to protect their identities by returning to their religious or ethnic roots. 2. Sunni Muslims believe that the prophet Muhammad’s son-in-law and cousin, Ali, is the true successor, while Shi’a Muslims believe that Abu Bakr is the rightful successor to the prophet. 3. The Iranian Revolution in 1979 resulted in Iran being ruled by a Shia majority. 4. A total of 35 nations, primarily in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, embrace some form of sharia law. 5. A handful of predominantly Muslim countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan, allow hadd punishments for serious crimes, which are carried out frequently and are condoned by the international community.