A major victory for gay rights came in 2003, when in Lawrence v. Texas the Supreme Court ruled that
a. states could not forbid gay marriage.
b. states could not deny homosexual couples the right to adopt.
c. states could not deny homosexual citizens the right to serve in the military.
d. states could not criminalize sexual intercourse between homosexuals.
d. states could not criminalize sexual intercourse between homosexuals.
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Which of the following is an advantage of outsourcing?
A. Private organizations can bring a lot of expertise to public projects. B. It makes governments responsible for maintaining a workforce between projects. C. It allows elected officials to trust their states' own public bureaucracies. D. It allows governments to avoid paying for the completion of a specific project. E. It allows governments to maintain a workforce whose skills are appropriate for later projects.
The experience surrounding the creation and adoption of Common Core standards illustrates which of the following?
a. The national government has the ability to implement a single set of educational standards in order to provide benefits for the country. b. The administration can offer grant money to the states if they adopt common learning goals. c. Policies change, and the standards outlined in Common Core have been replaced by those contained in the No Child Left Behind program. d. The federal government has few incentives to encourage the states to adopt the new standards.
To what degree is American democracy majoritarian, and what are the limits to that majoritarianism?
What will be an ideal response?
As a factor in socialization, education
A. stresses multiculturalism. B. is ineffective. C. provides a unifying political socialization. D. may be both divisive and inclusive.