Explain the major differences between the strong mayor-council form of government and the weak mayor-council form of government.

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The major differences between the strong mayor-council form and the weak mayor-council form of government are (1) that in the strong mayor form the mayor is often empowered to veto policies and ordinances passed by the council and to hire and fire city personnel as he or she deems appropriate, and (2) the weak mayor form does not grant such powers to the mayor.

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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court strike down segregation in America's public schools?

A. Plessy v. Ferguson B. Sweatt v. Painter C. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas D. Swan v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Education

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According to pro-choice advocates, what effect would the criminalization of abortion have on abortions?

a) It would greatly reduce the incidence of abortion. b) It would make the procedure far more dangerous. c) It would discourage women from using abortion as birth control. d) All of the above

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