Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Racial disparities among people of color and Whites do not exist in the criminal justice system.
2. According to the text, juveniles are more likely to be victimized in prison and to suffer higher levels of depression.
3. To this day, some states still waive juveniles to adult court depending on the severity of the crime.
4. According to the text, mass shootings in the United States are unique in the world.
5. Gun control policy is very controversial in the United States.
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True
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As a person's education level increases, what happens to his or her views of social and cultural issues?
a. They grow more conservative. b. They grow more liberal. c. They grow less predictable. d. They remain essentially unchanged.
All special elections in the state
A) are nonpartisan elections. B) are held only after a primary election. C) require only a plurality of the votes. D) require run-offs.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Legislators in the state assembly and Senate are required to sit on at least one committee 2. A conference committee is a temporary committee appointed to resolve differences 3. There are eighty members of the assembly and forty members of the Senate in California. 4. The Speaker of the assembly is the majority leader and elected by his or her fellow assembly members. It takes a two-thirds majority to pass the state budget and for new fees and taxes.
Which of the following is not a law that restricted the entrance of Asian groups?
a) The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 b) Oriental Exclusion Act of 1924 c) Quota System Law of 1921 d) National Security Entry Exit Registration System