The most contentious part of the 8th Amendment today is arguments over ______.
a. excessive bail
b. cruel and unusual punishment
c. unreasonable search and seizure
d. forced self-incrimination
b. cruel and unusual punishment
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Education coded as ‘high school diploma’, ‘some college’, ‘college graduate’, and ‘advanced degree’ is an example of a(n) _______________ level variable.
a. nominal b. ordinal c. interval d. ratio
From the early through the mid-twentieth century, ________ areas were generally overrepresented in many state legislatures.
A. wealthy B. rural C. urban D. minority
Property rights in America most correspond with which element of the political culture?
a. democracy b. equality under the law c. equal opportunity d. individualism e. self-reliance
In evaluating American democracy, hyperpluralists
A) claim that competing groups vying for power make for generally efficient, honest government. B) claim that society is governed solely by an upper-class elite. C) claim that too many influential groups cripple government?s ability to govern. D) believe that the public interest is nearly always translated into public policy in the United States. E) none of the above