Critics of Texas's system for providing legal representation to poor people accused of crimes argue that _____
a. the rate of compensation provided to court-appointed attorneys is too low
b. the quality of representation by court-appointed attorneys is low
c. the performance of court-appointed attorneys is too low
d. the state needs a system of public defenders
e. all of these
e
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Fill in the blank with the right word.
In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the U.S. Supreme Court
A. ?ruled that African Americans are not persons for the purposes of the Constitution. B. ?tried to stop the development of legal racial segregation known as Jim Crow laws. C. ?stated that schools may not practice any type of racial segregation. D. ?agreed that separation of races is not a violation of the Constitution. E. ?ruled that the practice of slavery must cease before the end of the century.