In Brown v. Plata, the Court upheld a lower federal court holding that________
A. most of the prisoners incarcerated in California prisons were innocent
B. the prisons in the state of Florida were overcrowded
C. overcrowding in the California prison system violated prisoners' rights to adequate health care
D. the "three-strikes-and you're-out" law is unconstitutional
E. the death penalty was unconstitutional
C
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a. How not to be good b. Foreign diplomacy c. Politics d. Persuasion techniques e. Lying
Great Britain did not have ________________ until it was created in October 2009 by the Blair government
a. a formal constitution b. a regional assembly c. an electoral college d. an independent Supreme Court
Since the end of World War II presidents have acted much more independently in committing American troops to combat situations. In 1973 Congress attempted to severely limit the power of the president to deploy troops without congressional approval. Then-president Nixon vetoed the legislation, but his veto was overridden. What was this legislation called?
a. the Monroe Doctrine b. the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance c. the Presidential Control Act d. the War Power Resolution e. the Pentagon Papers
In a traditionalistic subculture, political participation by the public is
What will be an ideal response?