Although it is based on a common-law tradition, why do the authors argue that America’s legal system is not a pure common-law system?

What will be an ideal response?


Although legislatures make laws, legislators are less concerned with creating a coherent law code than with responding to the needs and demands of their constituents.

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Hugo Grotius, an advocate of natural law, is considered to be the father of international law

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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A city __________ is hired to serve as chief administrative officer of some city governments.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In the example given in the textbook of relaxation training for autistic children, the "maturational factors" were

A) independent variables. B) dependent variables. C) classification variables. D) potential confounding variables.

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This question aligns with Chapter 2, "Getting Started: Finding a Research Question," of Writing a Research Paper in Political Science.When turning to sources for inspiration, ______.

A. Internet sources are where you should start, as they are extremely helpful and provide the most up-to-date, informative, and trustworthy coverage B. reading works that you know are contrary to your typical views on a subject can be very motivating. They can highlight issues of debate that you might find compelling to enter C. never use local sources (newspapers, websites, etc.) because their coverage is too parochial and often inaccurate D. beware of using resources from past courses. Faculty will not want you to turn to previous classes and look at suggestions of "topics for further study," even if you show them the source of your ideas E. all of these

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