American democracy rests on the principle of __________ rule with __________ rights.

______ are laws that give parole boards less authority to shorten sentences for good behavior.

a. Habitual offender laws b. Mandatory minimum sentences c. Truth-in-sentencing laws d. Indeterminate sentencing laws

Approximately ten million ________ were transported from Africa to the Americas, in addition to millions that did not survive the journey.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).