What is the central difference between the political responses to the crack epidemic of the 1980s and the heroin epidemic of the 21st century?
A. Medically assisted treatment for crack addiction in the 1980s was scientifically unexplored, while today the government is better equipped to respond medicinally to substance abuse in rural areas with higher access to medical care.
B. Politicians in the 1980s faced many systematic roadblocks to implementing treatments for substance abuse among minorities, while today there is an easier path to medicinal responses to drug epidemics by state and local governments.
C. Systematic responses to substance abuse in communities of color during the 1980s were focused on criminal punishment and harsh sentencing, while modern politicians implement medicinal remedies in response to widespread addiction in rural areas.
D. The overall political response to the crack epidemic of the 1980s focused on the economic burden of providing treatment to crack addicts, while modern politicians can more easily secure funding for widely available treatment of heroin addiction.
C. Systematic responses to substance abuse in communities of color during the 1980s were focused on criminal punishment and harsh sentencing, while modern politicians implement medicinal remedies in response to widespread addiction in rural areas.
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All of the following are techniques used by interest groups to involve the general public EXCEPT
A. attempting to mobilize large numbers of constituents to write, phone, or send e-mails and tweets to their legislators. B. using demonstrations, rallies, and marches. C. violently protesting so officials will know the unhappiness of the public. D. getting people to boycott a business. E. commissioning polls and publicizing the results for the public to see.
What act was designed to limit political involvement by civil servants and prevent federal government employees from engaging in certain political activities?
a. The Pendleton Act b. The Hatch Act c. The Civil Service Reform Act d. The Budget Control Act
Which of the following is true of the political knowledge of Americans and their voting habits?
a. The least informed vote more. b. The well-informed vote less. c. Well-informed voters vote for candidates with ideas that coincide with theirs. d. Poorly informed voters vote for candidates with ideas similar to their own. e. A majority of Americans are well-informed and vote frequently.
For which of the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply an intermediate standard of review to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause?
a. having a different minimum age for men to marry than for women to marry b. prohibiting those over 70 years old from working in law enforcement c. prohibiting gays and lesbians from serving in the military d. requiring government contractors to have a racially diverse workforce--