In the case of _____, the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) was found to be guilty of cruel and unusual punishment in the administration of the state's prison system
a. Ruiz v. Estelle
b. Edgewood v. Kirby
c. Engel v. Vitale
d. Smith v. Allwright
e. Roe v. Wade
a
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In the 2012 presidential elections,Barack Obama:
A. carried the female vote by 55 to 44 percentage points. B. carried the male vote by 55 to 44 percentage points. C. won the male vote by a 52 to 45 point margin. D. lost the female vote by a 40 to 52 point margin. E. won the female vote by a 52 to 45 point margin.
Under whose tenure as Chief Justice did the U.S. Supreme Court become a coequal branch of government, defining its role in the system of checks and balances?
a. Robert H. Harrison b. John Jay c. John Marshall d. William H. Rehnquist e. Earl Warren
Federal troops were required to do which of the following?
a. end boycotting in Montgomery b. protect demonstrators in Birmingham c. enforce court-ordered integration of Little Rock schools d. enforce the Voting Rights Act
Two-party systems tend to
A) ?be the only guarantee of a truly stable democratic system. B) characterize most modern democratic political systems. C) ?be authoritarian. D) promote citizens' ability to replace government leaders. E) provide political stability.