The Japanese upper house is called the __________ and, consistent with parliamentary systems in general, is __________ powerful than/as the lower house
a. House of Lords; more
b. House of Councilors; less
c. House of Representatives; equally as
d. Diet; more
b.
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Incarceration in Texas is intended to serve several purposes. Which of the following results has been achieved by the Texas system of prisons and jails?
a. Reducing the overall crime rate b. Reducing the recidivism rate c. Reducing the murder rate d. Keeping prisoners from becoming more accomplished criminals e. The prison system has not accomplished any of the above results.
During the rise of Jacksonian democracy in the 1820s, __________ was expanded significantly
A) ?the franchise B) balanced ?representation C) ?immigration D) nonpartisanship E) ?civil rights
Which of the following aided the Arab Rebellion against the Ottoman Turks in World War I?
a. Sir Henry McMahon. b. Arthur Balfour. c. T. E. Lawrence. d. Sir Mark Sykes.
The First Reconstruction Act of 1867 disbanded the governments of the southern states and replaced them with which of the following?
A. a council of religious leaders from several denominations B. five separate councils comprising former slaves and administered by the National Guard C. five military districts headed by generals and administered by more than 20,000 troops D. a blue-ribbon panel comprising former presidents and sitting senators, administered through the bureaucracy of the former Confederate army