In 2002, Mexican President Vicente Fox cancelled a trip to Texas to visit President Bush because
a. the Mexican President is a socialist and President Bush is a Republican.
b. the Mexican President was unable to persuade the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles or Governor Rick Perry to stop the execution of a Mexican citizen.
c. the Mexican government was opposed to the North American Free Trade Agreement.
d. the American government was not cooperating with Mexico to reduce drug traffic.
e. Mexican trucking firms were being unfairly penalized for bringing unsafe trucks across the border.
B
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Some have criticized block grants for welfare because
A) welfare benefits in most states are rising dramatically. B) they fear that, without federal regulation of benefits, states will engage in a "race to the bottom." C) the government gives more money to poorer states. D) welfare should be a federal function. E) states want to raise and spend welfare money themselves.
"Laissezfaire" refers to
a. the philosophy that says people can do whatever they want. b. the French concept of democracy. c. a policy eliminating government intervention in the economic market place. d. a planned capitalist economy like that in France. e. government regulation to ensure that every economic actor has a chance to succeed.
Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?
a. mode
b. standard deviation
c. median
d. mean
e. these are all measures of central tendency
The defendant was a passenger in a car that was driven onto private property. The driver mistakenly believed that they were entering a public park. The passenger was charged with violating a criminal ordinance that prohibited entry on private property without the permission of the owner. Her best defense to criminal responsibility would be
a. that she too was mistaken about the ownership of the property as ignorance of the law is usually a viable defense to criminal liability. b. the coercion defense because she could not jump out of the car without injury. c. that she committed no overt act (actus reus) as her act of entering was not voluntary because she was a passenger. d. None of the above is true.