Which of the following is true about hate crimes laws?

a. Hates crimes legislation makes it illegal for an individual to express hatred or intolerance toward someone on account of race, religion, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation.
b. Hate crimes laws increase penalties for persons convicted of criminal offenses motivated by prejudice based on race, religion, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation.
c. The Supreme Court has ruled that hate crimes laws are unconstitutional because they abridge freedom of expression.
d. Hate crimes occur only in large cities.
e. Constitutionally, hate crimes legislation can be enacted only at the state level.


b

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a. one-tenth b. one-fourth c. one-third d. a majority e. two-thirds

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Which of the following is an argument put forward by Rodrik regarding the significance of national borders?

a. National borders do not impose significant transaction costs on trade. b. Protectionism across borders imposes no significant transactions costs to trade. c. Differences in currencies, legal systems, and social networks do not present a barrier to trade across borders. d. Large gains in trade liberalization require reaching behind borders to harmonize national standards and regulations.

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According to Art, what is the lesson of the USS Pueblo incident?

a. There are some goals which no state asset can achieve. b. The greater the fungibility of an asset, the more likely it is to achieve state goals. c. Economic power is not as fungible as it seems. d. Military power is less useful in diplomatic stalemates.

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