According to Table 6.3, which state has the highest rate of incarceration?
A. Texas
B. Alabama
C. Missouri
D. Louisiana
Answer: D
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following is a simple definition of public opinion proposed by the political scientist V. O. Key Jr.?
a. “Something that can never be determined in a pluralist society” b. “Policy positions determined primarily by the media and political elites” c. “Nothing more than the outcome of elections” d. “Those opinions held by private persons which governments find it prudent to heed”
What was the result of the 2012 Super Committee?
a. A bipartisan solution was achieved, and $1.5 trillion was cut from the federal budget. b. A bipartisan solution was achieved to generate $1 trillion in revenue. c. A stalemate resulted in mandatory domestic and defense spending cuts of $1.2 trillion. d. A stalemate resulted in an automatic reconvening of the Super Committee.
County governments in Texas
A. are highly centralized. B. depend upon property tax revenues from rural areas. C. lack general ordinance authority. D. are more effective in urban areas than in rural areas.