In Brown v. Plata, the Court upheld a lower federal court holding that________
A. most of the prisoners incarcerated in California prisons were innocent
B. the prisons in the state of Florida were overcrowded
C. overcrowding in the California prison system violated prisoners' rights to adequate health care
D. the "three-strikes-and you're-out" law is unconstitutional
E. the death penalty was unconstitutional
C
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The Americans with Disabilities Act mandates all of the following EXCEPT that the disabled ________
A. cannot be denied employment or promotion if, with reasonable accommodations, they can perform the duties of the job B. cannot be denied access to government programs or benefits C. must provide their own means of transportation D. must enjoy full and equal access to public accommodations
Voters may not think much of parties, but large majorities still admit to party preferences and use parties to guide their voting decisions for which of the following reasons?
a. because they have no real choice but to do so b. because there is a residual irrational loyalty to parties that has outlived the usefulness of the party label c. because party labels still provide the cheap, shorthand cue so useful to rationally ignorant voters d. because third-party candidates have unclear messages and ill-defined goals