Bill Bratton, as chief of New York City’s transit police, did the following:
a. was unable to keep crime rates from rising
b. managed to keep crime rates stable
c. reduced crime by 2.5 percent
d. reduced crime by 40 percent
d. reduced crime by 40 percent
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
To avoid plagiarism be sure to
a. use quotation marks for other's words. b. give a citation to the original source. c. substantially reword what others have said, but give credit to them for the ideas. d. all of the above.
What was the purpose of the poll tax used in many southern states?
A. To prevent northern immigrants from moving to the South and voting in local elections B. To determine who was intelligent enough to vote C. To dissuade African Americans and poor whites from voting D. To force individuals to buy property in order to be eligible to vote E. To raise funds for voter registration among the minority community
What might explain the decrease in civil wars despite the increase in the number of states?
a. the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War b. Previous civil wars may have ended with the breakup of larger states into smaller ones. c. New states lack the legacy of colonialism that frequently led to civil war. d. Newer states tend to be democracies, which decreases the likelihood of civil war.