Prison overcrowding in California is a result of
a. sentencing mandates
b. recidivism.
c. U.S. Supreme Court rulings.
d. both A and B.
d
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The goal of a political campaign is to
A) provide competition that will allow the most qualified candidate to be elected. B) win the election, since the candidate who comes in second gets no reward. C) improve the voters' knowledge of the major issues. D) make the parties stronger and unite the country. E) provide voters with a candidate who satisfies their preferences.
Which of the following prevents states from using their powers to thwart national policy?
A. The supremacy clause B. The necessary and proper clause C. The general welfare clause D. The federalist clause E. The expressed powers clause
As emphasized by the identity perspective, the phrase “anarchy is what states make of it” refers to the idea that state behavior is shaped by which of the following?
a. The relative position states hold in the material distribution of power b. That states can pursue their interests through reciprocal interactions in international institutions c. That the nature of the international system is constructed through the repetitive social interactions of states d. The attribute of states such that they are not subordinate to a higher power
Most public employee unions are not legally allowed to strike but are mandated by state law to bring their grievances to ________
A. mediation B. arbitration C. prognostication D. nullification