If you were a scientist monitoring the possibility that global climate change could cause temperatures to drop sharply in Europe, you would probably focusyour research on ______.

In 1962 the Soviet Union installed medium-range nuclear missiles in __________ and a crisis erupted

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

What was the impact on gay and lesbian rights in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v. Texas (2003)?

The ruling brought the rights of gays and lesbians on par with those of women and African-Americans. The ruling established sexual orientation as a protected class under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The ruling invalidated a Texas law that criminalized certain intimate relations between gay couples. The ruling established affirmative action quotas for gays and lesbians. The ruling barred homosexuals from serving in the military.