Provide a working definition of the “state.”

What will be an ideal response?


An ongoing administrative apparatus that develops and administers laws and generates and implements public policies in a specific territory.

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What is the total number of senators?

a. 50 b. 100 c. 150 d. 200

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According to the Court's decision in____________, officers have probable cause when "the facts and circumstances within their knowledge, and of which they had reasonably trustworthy information, [are] sufficient in themselves to warrant a man of reasonable caution in the belief that an offense has been or is being committed."

a. Stanford v. Texas (1965) b. Coolidge v. New Hampshire (1971) c. Brinegar v. United States (1949) d. Illinois v. Gates (1983)

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Which of the following is a participant (or subject) variable?

a. room temperature b. random assignment c. drug dosage d. amount of reinforcement e. achievement motivation

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Based on Figure 13.1, "Structure of Federal Courts," which of the following has no original jurisdiction?

a. the Supreme Court b. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California c. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio d. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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